How common is the last name Crawford?

159,143 people in the United States have the last name Crawford, about 1 in 1,878. It ranks #161 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

CRAWFORD

#161

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
159,143
About
1 in 1,878
This common or more
20.6%
Who bears it

Of the 159,143 people with the last name Crawford, 66.1% reported their origin as White, 24.7% as Black and 4.6% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Crawford

#159 Freeman · 162,107#160 Tucker · 160,581#162 Burns · 159,111#163 Gordon · 157,985

Spelled almost the same

4 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Crawford, most common first.

#29,580 Crofford · 850#90,519 Crafford · 219#93,282 Crowford · 211#145,028 Craford · 116

Also a first name

As a first name, Crawford ranks #7,275 of 53,615, with 2,113 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1924, with 88 births. See Crawford as a first name

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