Crawley Family Crest, Coat of Arms and Name History

Crawley Origin:

England, Ireland

Origins of Crawley:

The surname of Crawley has derivative roots in both the countries and cultures of England and Ireland. There are two possible sources of the surname of Crawley. The first possible source of the surname of Crawley is that it is a locational surname. This means that it was often taken by the Lord or owner of the land from which the name derives. Others who may have take a locational surname are people who have migrated out of the area to seek out work. The easiest way to identify someone who was a stranger at that time was by the name of their birthplace. In the case of the surname of Crawley, the locations associated with the surname itself are found in England. The surname itself derives from the Old English Pre 7th Century word of “crawe” which can be translated to mean “crow,” combined with the element of “leah” which can be translated to mean “wood,” or “clearing.” This means that the surname of Crawley could also be topographical. A topographical surname is used to describe someone who lived on or near a residential landmark. This landmark could be either man made or natural, and would have been easily identifiable in the area from which it hailed, thus making the people who lived near it easily distinguished. In the case of the surname of Crawley, the original bearers of the surname could have been those who lived near a clearing. The second possible source of the surname of Crawley is that it is a Anglicization of the Gaelic surname of “O’Cruadhlaoich,” which itself hails from the descendants of “Cradhlaoch,” a personal name comprised of the elements, “cruadh,” which can be translated to mean “harsh,” or “difficult,” and “laoch,” which can be translated to mean “hero.”

Variations:

More common variations are: Crawaley, Craawley, Carawley, Corawley, Crawly, Crawle, Crwley, Crawleii, Crowley

History:

England:

The first recorded spelling of the surname of Crawley can be traced to the country of England. One person by the name of Pagan de Craweleia was mentioned in the document known as the Pipe Rolls of Berskshire in the year of 1130. This document was ordered, decreed, and written under the reign of one King Henry I, who was commonly referred to throughout the ages as one “The Lion of Justice.” King Henry I of England ruled from the year of 1100 to the year of 1135.

Ireland:

The first recorded spelling of the surname of Crawley within the country of Ireland was one Cruadhlaoch, who was an immigrant to a territory near Durmanway, which is located in County Cork. Today, this surname is found to be very rare within County Roscommon, and is mainly found in the area of West Cork. Another mentions of the surname of Crawley in Ireland was one Cornelius Crowley, who was wed one named Joanna McDonald at St. Munchin, which is located in County Limerick, in the year 1766, on March 11th.

Here is the population distribution of the last name Crawley: United States 14,430; England 6,114; Australia 1,809; Canada 1,375; South Africa 1,169; Scotland 545; Ireland 420; New Zealand 400; Northern Ireland 262; Wales 226

Notable People:

Tyrone Crawley (born in 1958) who is a professional boxer from the United States of America

Sylvia Crawley (born in 1972) who is a basketball player from the United States of America

Ben Crawley (born in 1971) who is a soccer player from the United States of America, who played from the year of 1990 to the year of 2000, and who was a member of both the U-16 and the U-20 National Teams

W.B. Crawley, who served as the Mayor of Lamesa, Texas in the year of 1955, and who was a politician from America

Samuel Crawley (1780-1862) who served as a Member of Parliament for Honiton from the year of 1818 to the year of 1826, and who also served as a Member of Parliament for Bedford from the year of1832 to the year of 1837 and again in the year 1838 to the year of 1841, and who also served as the High Sheriff of Bedfordshire in the year of 1817, and who was a Whig and Liberal politician from the country of England

John Crawley (born in 1971) who is a retired cricketer from the country of England who played from the year of 1990 to the year of 2002

Ian Crawley (1962-2008) who was a footballer from the country of England

Blazons & Genealogy Notes

1) Ar. a chev. gu. betw. three cranes az.
2) (Nether Crawley, and Stockwood Park, co. Bedford). Or, on a fesse gu. betw. three storks ppr. as many crosses crosslet of the field; quartering, ar. on a chev. gu. betw. three cinquefoils of the second as many bezants, for Edgerly. Crest—A crane ppr. holding in the talon a fleur-de-lis or. Motto—Mihi coelum portus.
3) (co. Dorset). Ar. a chev. gu. betw. three pears az. Crest—A lion’s head erased semee de hurts gorged with a ducal coronet gu.
4) (London). Sa. a lion pass., guard, betw. three mullets ar.
5) Ar. a chev. vert betw. three cranes (another, herons) az.
6) (impaled as a quartering by Leonard Perrott, of Drayton, co. Oxford, who m. Dorothy, dau. of Thomas Skipwirth, of St. Albans, co. Herts). Gu. on a fesse or, three fleurs-de-lis az.
7) Vert on a chev. or, a star of eight points betw. two roses gu.