where does the surname Crawford come from?

Answer 1

Just click on any of the links posted below they each reveal an interesting fact about the "Crawford" family.
http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/Fact.aspx?fid=5&ln=Crawford
http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/Fact.aspx?&fid=10&ln=Crawford&fn=
http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/Fact.aspx?&fid=2&fn=&ln=Crawford
http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/Fact.aspx?&fid=8&ln=Crawford&fn=
http://www.houseofnames.com/fc.asp?sId=&s=Crawford
I think the last link is amazing just scroll down the page its really informative, hope its what you wanted.

Answer 2

The name is English and is a place name- which denotes where a person lived. Early manor rolls are a source from the 12-13th century. It would have originally have been Crawsford, but the "s" is often dropped in these forms of names. Craw was probably a name of someone who tended the ford over a river. There is a surname Craw. It may have been a nickname.

Answer 3

I'm descended on both my maternal and paternal side from Crawfords. They trace their origin back to Lowland Scotland, although the original Crawfords were Norman French.

Answer 4

Beware of coat of arms peddlers. I feel they are the descendants of snake oil salesmen. They are all over the internet.

There are no laws regarding heraldry in the United States and there are companies in the U. S., some all over the internet, who will sell you a coat of arms just based on your surname. If a peson does not have documented proof that they are a direct descendant of the person who was granted the coat of arms they are not entitled to it. A person can display one is they wish but it is like putting up a picture of a famous person with their surname and claiming him as their ancestor whether they know he is or not.

Many coats of arms have the same name. There are about 200 for the surname, Lewis. That does not mean everyone named Lewis is any way related to persons granted a coat of arms. Not
everyone with the same surname comes from the same root.

There are people who will send you a link to a coat of arms. They might not understand the rules of heraldry. However, I am suspicious that some work for coat of arms peddlers or own businesses that peddle coats of arms.

Answer 5

http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/fact.aspx?&fid=10&ln=crawford&fn=&yr=1920

Now just b/c this says this you should research your family history to be sure get birth,death,marriage certificates,funeral home records,census reports,military records,land grants and that should start to give you a good idea of your family origins.

Answer 6

Mitchell's right, there are no shortcuts. You carefully research back generation by generation to learn if you're some kinda cousin of mine with roots in Scotland.