Crowe (surname)

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Crowe 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 is historically most common in the English Counties of Norfolk and Suffolk particularly around the City of Norwich. The name may alternatively have an Irish origin: in Ireland, it may originate as an anglicisation of Mac Enchroe a clan of munster [2] while in the Isle of Man it represents an anglicised version of Mc Crawe (1540). [3]

People with this name include:

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References

  1. ↑ "Surname Database: Crowe Last Name Origin".
  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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