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From: "Jim Crawford" <>
Subject: Origin of the name Crawford
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2001 20:06:12 -0500


This is a story as told to me by Jack Manahan. Mr Manahan was a history professor @ the University of Virginia. He was married to Anastasia, the supposed daughter of the Czar of Russia. Mr Manahan had a photographic memory and was very interested in genealogy.
He said that in England & Scotland they gave people their names by their deeds or occupations. example Carpenter, Collier, Taylor etc.. He said there was a battle between the English & the Scots. This one fellow supposedly forded a stream & circled behind the English and helped the Scots to win the battle. The stream he forded was named Craw hence the name Crawford.
Has anyone ever heard this story before.
I'm new to this so forgive if I repeat old subjects.

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