Crowe (surname)

Crowe or Crow is a surname of Middle English origin. Its Old English origin means 'crow', and was a nickname for someone said to resemble this bird, probably if they had very dark hair.[1] The name may alternatively have a Gaelic origin: in Ireland, it may originate as an anglicisation of Mac Enchroe[2] while in the Isle of Man it represents an anglicised version of Mc Crawe (1540)[3]

People with this name include

References

  1. http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/crowe
  2. E. MacLysaght, The Surnames of Ireland, Irish Academic Press, 1991
  3. J.J. Kneen, The Personal Names of the I.O.M., O.U.P., 1937
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