Crawford (name)

The surname Crawford originates from a locative name,[1] possibly derived from a place name composed of the Old English elements crāwe ("crow") and ford ("ford").[2] Examples of such place names include: Crawford, South Lanarkshire, Scotland,[3] Crawford, Dorset, England,[4] and Crawford, Lancashire, England.[4] The surname is most probably derived from the Scottish place name.[5][note 1] In some cases, the surname may be a variant of Crowfoot, a surname derived from a nickname.[7]

The surname Crawford corresponds to the Scottish Gaelic MacCreamhain,[8] and the Irish de Cráfort, Mac Crábhagáin, and Mac Raith.[9]

Early examples of forms of the surname include: John de Crauford, in 1147–1160 (Scotland),[10] Galfridus de Crauford, in 1188–1202 (Scotland), and Nicolaus de Crauford, in 1205 (England).[11]

The given name Crawford, generally a masculine name, is derived from the surname.[12]

As a surname, Crawford is the 289th most common name in Great Britain, with 30,292 bearers. It is most common in South Lanarkshire where it is the 5th most common surname with 3,384 bearers and in Highland where it is the 8th most common surname with 3,394 bearers. Other concentrations include Belfast (25th, 3,328), Greater Manchester (58th, 3,378), Lancashire (327th, 1,852), West Midlands (341st, 1,796) and Essex (374th, 1,722), and Yorkshire. The countries with the highest percentages of Crawford families are Canada, Jamaica, Northern Ireland, and Scotland.

1881 distribution[13]
Country	Number	Crawford rank	Ratio/freq
Scotland	8,842	68	1: 423
England	5,794	623	1: 4,207
Wales	94	993	1: 16,685
Jersey	12	761	1: 4,324
Isle of Man	5	1,028	1: 10,854
Guernsey	2	1,834	1: 16,328

2014 distribution[13]
Country	Number	Crawford rank	Ratio/freq
United States	181,790	139	1: 1,762
England	19,633	309	1: 2,750
Canada	15,512	239	1: 2,284
Australia	12,918	191	1: 1,824
Scotland	6,773	77	1: 783
South Africa	6,721	977	1: 8,035
New Zealand	3,839	105	1: 1,184
Northern Ireland	3,422	58	1: 526
Jamaica	2,284	193	1: 1,190
Ireland	983	719	1: 4,673

• Aaron Crawford, drummer with the band Flee the Seen
• Aaron Crawford (Canadian football) (born 1986), Canadian football player
• Alan Crawford (disambiguation), several people
  • Alan Crawford (Australian rules footballer) (1916–1988), Australian rules footballer
  • Alan Crawford (English footballer) (born 1953), English footballer and manager
  • Alan Pell Crawford (born 1953), American author and journalist
• Alexander Crawford (1842–1886), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
• Allan Crawford (music publisher) Australian music publisher with Radio Atlanta
• Anne Crawford (1920–1956), British actress
• Bill Crawford (American football) (born 1937), Canadian player of American football
• Bill Crawford (cartoonist) (1913–1982), American editorial cartoonist
• Bill Crawford (footballer) (1872–1955), English pro footballer
• Bill Crawford (Indiana politician) (1936–2015), Democrat in Indiana House of Representatives
• Billy Crawford (born 1982), American-Filipino singer
• Bob Crawford (ice hockey, born 1959) (born 1959), Canadian ice hockey player, brother of Marc and Lou
• Bob Crawford (Florida politician) (born 1948), Florida Commissioner of Agriculture
• Bobby Crawford (ice hockey) (born 1960), American ice hockey player
• Bobby Crawford (footballer) (1901–1965), Scottish footballer
• Brandon Crawford, baseball player
• Broderick Crawford (1911–1986), American actor
• Candice Crawford (born 1986), American beauty queen crowned Miss Missouri in 2008
• Carol A. Gotway Crawford, American statistician
• Carl Crawford (born 1981), baseball player
• Carol Crawford (died 1982), backgammon and bridge player
• Carolin Crawford, British Astronomer and communicator of science
• Caroline Crawford, American Motown singer
• Carolyn Crawford, American politician
• Casey Crawford (born 1987), American basketball player
• Casey Crawford (American football) (born 1977), American football player
• Chace Crawford (born 1985), American actor starring in Gossip Girl
• Charles Crawford (disambiguation), several people
  • Charles Crawford (racing driver) (1897–1958), American racecar driver
  • Charles Crawford (diplomat) (born 1954), British diplomat
  • Charles Crawford (army officer), (1866–1945), United States army officer and author
  • Charles B. Crawford (1884–1951), head coach of the University of Virginia college football program, 1910
  • Charles H. Crawford (1879–1931), Los Angeles criminal and political figure
  • Charles Crawford (American football) (born 1964), American football running back
  • Charles W. Crawford (1873–1984), British Royal Navy officer and philatelist
  • Charles W. Crawford (chemist) (1888–1957), American chemist
• Chris Crawford (disambiguation), several people
  • Chris Crawford (basketball, born 1975), American professional basketball player with the Atlanta Hawks from 1997 to 2005
  • Chris Crawford (basketball, born 1992), American professional basketball player for the Canton Charge
  • Chris Crawford (game designer) (born 1950), American computer game developer
• Christopher Crawford (tennis), on List of United States Davis Cup team representatives
• Christina Crawford (born 1939), American writer and actress
• Christina Crawford (wrestler) (born 1988), American professional wrestler
• Cindy Crawford (born 1966), American model
• Corey Crawford (born 1984), Canadian ice hockey goaltender
• Craig Crawford (born 1956), American journalist
• Crawford family murder, Australian family murdered by their father
• Curtis J. Crawford American business executive and author
• Dan Crawford (1870–1925), Scottish missionary in Africa
• Danny Crawford (born 1953), American basketball referee
• Dave Crawford (coach) (1889–1974), American football and basketball coach
• Dave Crawford (musician) (1943–1988), American musician, songwriter and record producer
• David Crawford (disambiguation), several people
  • David Crawford (astronomer) (born 1931), American astronomer
  • David Crawford (Australian footballer) (born 1983), Australian rules footballer
  • David Crawford (businessman), Australian non-executive director
  • David Crawford (colonel) (c.1625–1710), member of the House of Burgesses and plantation owner in Virginia
  • David Crawford (diplomat) (1928–1981), British ambassador to Qatar and to Bahrain
  • David Crawford (footballer, born 1873) (1873–1937), Scottish international footballer for St Mirren and Rangers
  • David Crawford (footballer, born 1985), Scottish footballer for Partick Thistle
  • David Crawford (footballer, born 1992), Scottish footballer for Hibernian
  • David Crawford (historian) (1665–1726), Scottish Historiographer Royal
  • David Crawford, American actor who played David Robinson in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird
• Doug Crawford, Canadian neuroscientist
• Ed Crawford (born 1964), American lead singer of Firehose, also known as "ed fROMOHIO"
• Ed Crawford (American football) (1934–2017), American college athlete and NFL player
• Edward Crawford (disambiguation), several people
  • Edward F. Crawford (attorney) (1919–1975), American lawyer and politician from New York
  • Edward F. Crawford (businessman) (born 1938), American businessman and U.S. Ambassador to Ireland
  • Edward James Frederick Crawford (c.1809–1880), South Australian brewer
  • Edward Crawford Magrath (1881–1961), English-born Australian politician
  • Edward Crawford Turner (1872–1950), American lawyer
• Elbert Crawford (born 1966), American football player
• F. M. Crawford (Frederic Mull Crawford, 1883–1953), American college basketball coach
• F. S. Crawford (Frazer Smith Crawford, 1829–1890), photo-lithographer in South Australia, authority on plant pests
• Francis Marion Crawford (1854–1909), American author
• Fred L. Crawford (1888–1957), politician from the U.S. state of Michigan
• Gavin Crawford, Canadian comedian and actor
• George Crawford (disambiguation), several people
  • George Crawford (American businessman) (1861–1935), founder and executive with Columbia Gas & Electric
  • George Crawford (Australian politician) (1926–2012), Victorian state politician
  • George Crawford (baseball), Major League Baseball outfielder, 1890
  • George Crawford (Canadian politician) (1793–1870), founding member of the Canadian Senate
  • George Crawford (cricketer) (1890–1975), English first-class cricketer
  • George Crawford (footballer) (1905–1975), English footballer
  • George A. Crawford (1827–1891), Kansas politician
  • George Gordon Crawford (1869–1936), American industrialist
  • George W. Crawford (1798–1872), United States politician from Georgia
  • George Williamson Crawford (1877–1972), Connecticut lawyer
  • George Crawford Hyndman (1796–1867), Irish auctioneer and biologist
  • George Crawford McKindsey (1829–1901), Canadian politician
  • George Crawford Platt (1842–1912), Medal of Honor recipient in the American Civil War
• Graeme Crawford (born 1947), Scottish footballer
• Hank Crawford (1934–2009), American alto saxophonist, arranger and songwriter
• Harold Crawford (disambiguation), several people
  • Harold Crawford (footballer), see Hugh McDonald (footballer)
  • Harold Crawford (architect), see Viola Cooperative Creamery
• Harry Crawford (disambiguation), several people
  • Harry Crawford (politician) (born 1952), American politician in Alaska
  • Harry Crawford (footballer) (born 1991), English footballer
  • Harry Leo Crawford (Eugenia Falleni), a transgender man convicted of murder
• Hasely Crawford (born 1950), track-and-field athlete
• Hector Crawford (1913–1991), Australian radio and television producer
• Henry Crawford (disambiguation), several people
  • Henry Clay Crawford (1856–1929), American politician
  • Homewood Crawford (Sir Henry Homewood Crawford, 1850–1936), English solicitor
  • Shag Crawford (Henry Crawford, 1916–2007), American baseball umpire
  • Henry O. Crawford (1901–1967), American football and track and field coach
• H. R. Crawford, member of the Council of the District of Columbia
• Hugh Crawford (disambiguation), several people
• Ilse Crawford (born 1962), British designer
• Isabella Valancy Crawford (1850–1887), Canadian Confederation poet
• Inez Mabel Crawford (1869–1938), registrar for the Daughters of the American Revolution
• Jack Crawford (disambiguation), several people
  • Jack Crawford (cricketer) (1886–1963), Surrey and South Australia all-rounder
  • Jackie Crawford (1896–1975), English footballer during the 1920s and 1930s
  • Jack Crawford (American football) (born 1988), American football player
  • Jack Crawford (ice hockey) (1916–1973), Canadian ice hockey defenceman and coach
  • Jack Crawford (politician) (1916–1982), Australian politician
  • Jack Crawford (sailor) (1775–1831), sailor of the Royal Navy known as the Hero of Camperdown
  • Jack Crawford (tennis) John Herbert Crawford (1908–1991), Australian tennis player of the 1930s
  • Jack Randall Crawford (1878–1968), author and professor of English at Yale University
• Jackie Crawford, English football player during the 1920s and 1930s
• Jackson Crawford, American scholar of Old Norse
• Jamal Crawford (born 1980), NBA professional basketball player
• James Crawford (disambiguation), several people
  • James Crawford (alpine skier) (born 1997), Canadian alpine skier
  • James Crawford (American football) (born 1994), American football player
  • James Crawford (basketball) (born 1960), American basketball player in the National Basketball League of Australia
  • James Crawford (Australian politician) (1870–1916), barrister and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
  • James Crawford (Burnley footballer) (fl. 1902–1904), Scottish footballer, played for Burnley F.C.
  • James Crawford (Canadian politician) (1816–1878), Canadian businessman and MP for Brockville, 1867–1872
  • James Crawford (footballer, born 1877) (1877–?), Scottish footballer for Sunderland
  • James Crawford (footballer, born 1904) (1904–1976), Scottish footballer, played for Queen's Park F.C.
  • James Crawford (jurist) (born 1948), Australian legal academic
  • James Crawford (playwright) (1908–1973), Australian playwright and journalist
  • James Crawford (trade unionist) (1896–1982), Scottish trade unionist
  • James Adair Crawford, civil servant of the British Empire
  • James Chamberlain Crawford (1880–1950), American entomologist
  • James Coutts Crawford (1760–1828), Royal Navy officer
  • James Coutts Crawford (1817–1889), scientist, explorer, and New Zealand public servant
  • James Harvey Crawford (1845–1930), founder of Steamboat Springs, Colorado
  • James J. Crawford (1871–?), New York state senator
  • James Sharman Crawford (1812–1878), Member of Parliament for County Down, 1874–1878
  • James "Sugar Boy" Crawford (1934–2012), American rhythm and blues singer
  • James W. Crawford Jr. (born 1937), Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly
• Jerry Crawford (born 1947), Major League Baseball umpire
• Joan Crawford (1905–1977), American actress
• Joe Crawford (baseball) (born 1970), American baseball player
• Joe Crawford (basketball, born 1951), NBA referee
• Joe Crawford (basketball) (born 1986), American basketball player
• Joe Crawford (lacrosse), Canadian lacrosse player on the Mohawk team in the 1904 Olympics
• Joel Crawford (1783–1858), American politician, soldier and lawyer
• Joey Crawford (born 1951), American basketball referee
• John Crawford (disambiguation), several people
  • John Crawford III (1992–2014), African-American man fatally shot by police
  • John Crawford (author), Iraq war veteran and author
  • John Crawford (actor) (1920–2010), American actor
  • John Crawford (cartoonist), American cartoonist of the 1980s and 1990s for Flipside
  • John Crawford (cricketer) (1849–1935), English clergyman and cricketer
  • John Crawford (economist) (1910–1984), Australian economist
  • John Crawford (engineer), computer engineer who won the 1995 Eckert-Mauchly Award
  • John Crawford (footballer) (1880–1934), Scottish football half-back for Lincoln City and Nottingham Forest in the 1900s
  • John Crawford (ice hockey) (1916–1977), Canadian hockey player
  • John Crawford (musician) (born 1960), bassist in the band Berlin
  • John Crawford (Manitoba politician) (1856–1928), Manitoba politician
  • John Crawford (physician) (1746–1813), introducer of vaccination into America
  • John Crawford (sculptor) (1830–1861), Glasgow sculptor
  • John Crawford (silversmith) (fl. 1815–1843), American silversmith
  • John Crawford (Wisconsin politician) (1792–1881), American pioneer and politician
  • John Alexander Crawford, known as JonFX, Jamaican music producer
  • John David Crawford (1954–1998), professor at the University of Pittsburgh
  • John Herbert Crawford (politician) (1843–1882), lawyer and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada
  • John Martin Crawford (born 1962), Canadian man incarcerated for killing four native women
  • John Martin Crawford (scholar) (1845–1916), U.S. physician, first translator of the Finnish Kalevala into English
  • John McKinnon Crawford (1931–2005), Scottish painter and teacher
  • John R. Crawford (1915–1976), contract bridge and backgammon player, known for the Crawford-rule
  • John S. Crawford (1923–1979), Wisconsin State Assemblyman
  • John Neville Crawford (1886–1963), Surrey and South Australia cricketer
  • John W. Crawford (1846–?), American medical doctor and mayor of Lawrence, Massachusetts
  • John Wallace Crawford (1847–1917), American Civil War veteran, American Old West scout, and poet of western lore
  • John Willoughby Crawford (1817–1875), Member of the Parliament of Canada
  • John Wilson Crawford (1899–1943), Australian Army officer during World War II
  • John Wallace Crawford (1847–1917), a.k.a. "Captain Jack", American Civil War veteran, Old West scout and poet
• Johnny Crawford (born 1946), actor, singer and musician
• Johnny Crawford (ice hockey) (1916–1973), Canadian ice hockey defenceman and coach
• Joseph Crawford (disambiguation), several people
  • Joseph Crawford (1890–1931), American musician known as Buddie Petit
  • Joseph Crawford (trade unionist) (1910–?), British trade unionist
  • Joseph Edmund Crawford (1877–1964), Ontario political figure
  • Joseph H. Crawford Jr. (born 1932), American science fiction collector
• Kirsty Crawford (born 1983), Scottish singer/songwriter
• Kizzy Crawford (born 1996), Welsh singer
• Lavell Crawford (born 1968), American comedian
• Lester Crawford (born 1939), Commissioner of the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
• Lou Crawford, Canadian ice hockey player
• Marc Crawford (born 1961), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• Marion Crawford (1909–1988), Royal nanny
• Martha Foster Crawford (1830–1909), American writer, missionary
• Mary Crawford (born 1947), Australian politician
• Matilda Maranda Crawford (1844–1920), American-Canadian newspaper correspondent, poet
• Matthew Crawford, American writer
• Michael Crawford (disambiguation), several people
  • Michael Crawford (born 1942), English actor and singer
  • Michael Crawford (cricketer) (1920–2012), English cricketer
  • Michael Crawford (footballer) (born 1979), English footballer
  • Michael Crawford (historian) (born 1939), numismatist and ancient historian
  • Michael Crawford, Canadian NDP candidate for the riding of Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo in the 2008 Canadian federal election
• Mike Crawford (born 1974), American football player
• Morris B. Crawford (1852–1940), American professor of physics
• Mush Crawford (Walter Charles Crawford, born 1898), American football player
• Osbert Guy Stanhope Crawford (1886–1957), English archaeologist
• Peter Crawford (basketball) (born 1979), Australian basketball player
• Peter Crawford (land surveyor) (1818–1889), Scottish-born surveyor and pioneer
• Ralston Crawford (1906–1978), American artist
• Randy Crawford (born 1952), American singer
• Sir Reginald Crawford (died 1307), Scottish knight who took part in the Wars of Scottish Independence
• Robert Crawford (disambiguation), several people
  • Robert Crawford, pen-name of Hugh C. Rae (1935–2014), Scottish novelist and thriller writer
  • Robert Crawford (Antrim politician) (1847–1946), Ulster Unionist Party Member for Antrim then Mid Antrim
  • Robert Crawford (Australian poet) (1868–1930), Australian poet
  • Robert Crawford (Cambridge University cricketer) (1869–1917), English cricketer
  • Robert Crawford (Canadian politician) (1834–1897), Member of the 1st Council of the Northwest Territories for Qu'Appelle
  • Robert Crawford (composer) (1925–2012), Scottish classical composer, who worked with Ilona Kabos
  • Robert Crawford (died 1706), MP and Governor of Sheerness
  • Robert Crawford (historian) (born 1945), director of the Imperial War Museum
  • Robert Crawford (footballer) (1886–c. 1950), Liverpool footballer
  • Robert Crawford (Scottish poet) (born 1959), Scottish poet, scholar and critic
  • Robert Crawford Johnson (1882–1937), English inventor of the cube teapot
  • Robert Copland-Crawford (1852–1894), Scottish footballer, son of Gen. Robert Crawford
  • Robert Fitzgerald Crawford (died 1895), British general, father of Robert Copland-Crawford
  • Robert H. Crawford (died 26 July 1942), American founder of Acme Markets
  • Robert Hugh Crawford (died 1930), horse judge and businessman in South Australia
  • Robert L. Crawford Jr. (born 1944), American television actor and film producer
  • Robert MacArthur Crawford (1899–1961), composer who wrote The U.S. Air Force song
  • Robert Stewart Crawford (1913–2002), British diplomat
  • Robert W. Crawford (1906–1995), American park and recreation professional
  • Robert Wigram Crawford (1813–1889), British East India merchant, Governor Bank of England, Liberal Party MP
• Ron Crawford (born 1945), American actor
• Ronald Crawford (disambiguation), several people
• Rusty Crawford (1885–1971), Canadian ice-hockey player
• Sam Crawford (1880–1968), MLB baseball player
• Sam Crawford (basketball) (born 1970), American basketball player
• Sam Crawford (pitcher) (born 1892), American pitcher and manager in baseball's Negro Leagues
• Samuel Crawford (disambiguation), several people
  • Samuel Crawford (jurist) (1820–1860), American jurist
  • Samuel J. Crawford (1835–1913), U.S. Army general and third Governor of Kansas
  • Samuel W. Crawford (1829–1892), U.S. Army surgeon and general
• Seymour Crawford (1944–2018), Irish politician
• Shag Crawford (1916–2007), MLB National League umpire
• Shane Crawford, Australian rules footballer
• Shawn Crawford (born 1978), sprinter, 200 metre Olympic champion in 2004
• Sidney Crawford (1885–1968), South Australian businessman
• Sidney Crawford (footballer) (1887–1979), Scottish footballer
• Stanton Crawford (1897–1966), Chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh
• Stephen Crawford (politician), Canadian politician
• Steve Crawford (baseball) (born 1958), American baseball pitcher
• Steve Crawford (Pennsylvania) Steven M. Crawford (born 1959), chief of staff for Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell
• Steven Crawford (disambiguation), several people
  • T. Stephen Crawford (1900–1987), American chemical engineer
• Stevie Crawford (born 1974), Scottish footballer
• Terence Crawford (born 1987), American boxer
• Therese Crawford (born 1976), American volleyball player
• Thomas Crawford (disambiguation), several people
  • Thomas Crawford of Jordanhill (1530–1603), Scottish military strategist and Provost of Glasgow
  • Thomas Crawford (Australian politician) (1865–1948), Australian senator
  • Thomas Crawford (Canadian politician) (1852–1932), Canadian politician
  • Thomas Crawford (sculptor) (1814–1857), American sculptor from New York
  • Thomas Crawford (Wisconsin politician) (born 1952), Wisconsin politician
  • Thomas H. Crawford (1803–1871), Louisville mayor
  • Thomas Hartley Crawford (1786–1863), U.S. congressman from Pennsylvania
  • Thomas Jackson Crawford (1812–1875), Scottish minister and professor of divinity
  • Thomas Jefferson Crawford, a member of the Crawford family of the White Mountains
  • Thomas Simpson Crawford (1875–1976), Australian politician
• Tom Crawford (Australian footballer) (1879–1964), Australian footballer
• Tom Crawford (English footballer) (born 1999), English footballer
• Tom Crawford (cricketer) (1910–1979), Kent cricketer
• Victoria Crawford (born 1986), American model and professional wrestler
• Victor Crawford (1932–1996), American politician and lawyer
• William Crawford (disambiguation), several people
  • William Crawford (artist) (died 1869), Scottish painter
  • William Crawford (judge) (1784–1849), United States federal judge
  • William Crawford (knight), character in epic poem about Scottish knight William Wallace
  • William Crawford (London MP) (1780–1843), British MP for the City of London, 1833–1841
  • William Crawford (Pennsylvania politician) (1760–1823), American Representative from Pennsylvania
  • William Crawford (Royal Navy officer) (1907–2003), British admiral
  • William Crawford (soldier) (1732–1782), soldier in American Revolution, burnt at the stake by Native Americans
  • William Crawford (Virginia politician) (died 1762), politician in Virginia House of Burgesses, founder of Portsmouth, Virginia
  • William Crawford (trade unionist) (1833–1890), British MP for Mid Durham, 1885–1890
  • William Crawford (Canadian politician) (1847–1897), Canadian surveyor and politician in Manitoba
  • William Broderick Crawford (1911–1986), American film actor
  • William Ernie Crawford (1891–1959), Irish rugby union player
  • William Fitzgerald Crawford (1844–1915), New Zealand mayor
  • William H. Crawford (1772–1834), U.S. Secretary of War and Secretary of the Treasury
  • William J. Crawford (1918–2000), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
  • William James Crawford (active 1906–1937), British sports photographer
  • William L. Crawford (1911–1984), U.S. publisher and editor
  • William Lyne Crawford (1839–1920), American Confederate soldier and lawyer
  • William Monod Crawford (1872–1941), Irish colonial civil servant in India and entomologist
  • William R. Crawford Jr. (1928–2002), US ambassador to Yemen and Cyprus
  • William Sharman Crawford (1781–1861), Irish MP
  • William T. Crawford (1856–1913), U.S. Representative from North Carolina
• Willie Crawford (1946–2004), Major League Baseball outfielder in the 1960s and 1970s
• Xavier Crawford (born 1995), American football player

• USS Charles P. Crawford (SP-366), United States Navy minesweeper and tug in commission from 1917 to 1919

• Crawford Allan (born 1967), Scottish football referee
• Crawford Baptie (born 1959), Scottish footballer
• Crawford Barton (1943–1994), American photographer
• Crawford Blagden (1881–1937), American football player
• Crawford Beveridge, Scottish businessman
• Crawford Boyd (born 1952), Scottish footballer
• Crawford Chamberlain (1821–1902), British Indian Army officer
• Crawford Goldsby (1876–1896), American outlaw
• Crawford Gordon, Jr. (1914–1967), Canadian industrialist
• Crawford Greene (1884–1959), English politician
• Crawford Greenewalt (1902–1993), American chemical engineer
• Crawford Grimsley (born 1967), American boxer
• Crawford Gates (born 1921), American composer
• Crawford Henry (born 1937), American tennis player
• Crawford Hugh "Sammy" Downs (1911–1985), American politician
• Crawford Ker (born 1962), American football player
• Crawford Kilian (born 1941), Canadian novelist
• Crawford Logan, British actor
• Crawford Long (1815–1878), American surgeon
• Crawford Nalder (1910–1994), Australian politician
• Crawford Martin (1916–1972), American politician
• Crawford McCullagh (1868–1948), Irish politician
• Crawford Merkel, American bobsledder
• Crawford Palmer (born 1970), American basketballer
• Crawford Vaughan (1874–1947), Australian politician
• Crawford Wethington (1904–1994), American musician
• Crawford Wilson (born 1989), American actor
• Crawford Young, American musician

• Alan Crawford, character from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
• Jack Crawford, inspector in The Silence of the Lambs

Quincy Crawford, High school quarterback, TV series Ballers HBO

• Earl of Crawford, title of Scottish nobility created in 1398
• Clan Crawford, Scottish clan
• Crawford (disambiguation), other things named Crawford