The Crowell surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 17,467 people carried this name — #2,071 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 16,900 people counted. That is up 2% from 17,136 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Crowell surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘of Crowell’.

An early record he cites: Geoffrey de Crowelle, Oxfordshire, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 221 · public domain.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

123 families named Crowell, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 704 people lived in those households, 5.7 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 3 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Massachusetts 82
Connecticut 12
Maine 10
North Carolina 7
New York 4
Pennsylvania 3
New Hampshire 2
Vermont 2
Maryland 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 236 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Crowell in American newspapers,
1861–1917.

Newspaper page from The Patriot carrying the name Crowell
The Patriot 1917-07-21
Newspaper page from Sioux City Register carrying the name Crowell
Sioux City Register 1861-09-28

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 169,197 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Crowell in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1980s.

657 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Crowell. The most, 130, date from the 1910s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 3.1 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 244
New South Wales 182
Victoria 85
Queensland 74
Western Australia 53
Tasmania 11
ACT (Canberra) 3

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Crowell.

Who carried it

People named Crowell,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John Crowell
    John Crowell 1801–1883 · lawyer
  • Joshua Crowell
    Joshua Crowell 1841– · politician
  • Reliance Cobb 1728–1774
  • John Crowell 1780–1846 · politician
  • Joseph T. Crowell 1817–1891 · politician
  • Nancy A. Crowell 1817–1855

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Crowell,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,745 records

1,745 records of the Crowell name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 659
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 460
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 294
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 110
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 99
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 73
  • Sacramento County historic burials 20
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 15
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 6
  • Riverside Cemetery, Asheville (North Carolina) 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • New York State police and firefighter memorial rolls 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Eugene A. Crowell

    Born 1915 in Maryland. Enlisted 1941 at Baltimore; carpenter from Prince Georges County. U.S. Army veteran; died 1986, buried at Cheltenham Veterans Cemetery, Maryland.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Ann Crowell

    Arrived at New York in 1836 aboard the Colchis from Liverpool, aged 18; laborer. From Leitherim, England; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Roger Brian Crowell

    Born 1947; from Belleville, New Jersey. U.S. Army, tubine engine drive/generator repairer; killed in action 1968 in Binh Duong, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 1,745 records for Crowell in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Canada2,488 records

2,488 records of the Crowell name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2,434
  • Halifax municipal cemeteries 21
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 19
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 9
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 2
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 2
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Elizabeth Crowell

    Buried in 1963 at Mount Hermon Cemetery, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, aged 80.

    Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Hallet Ray Crowell

    Died 1946 in Charlesville, Shelburne, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record David Henry Crowell

    Died in service in 1920.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 2,488 records for Crowell in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia47 records

47 records of the Crowell name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 33
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 9
  • Tasmanian Names Index 2
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 1
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Mildred Catherine Crowell

    Salvation army officer of Warragul, Victoria; died 1965.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Robert Crowell

    Arrived in Queensland in 1892 aboard the Tara.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Joseph Crowell

    Left Hobart in 1846 aboard the Ianthe, bound for Sydney, as crew.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 47 records for Crowell in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Crowell name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record D. E. Crowell

    Lance Corporal, London Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

France1 record

1 record of the Crowell name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Anne Shelton Crowell

    Born 1942 in the United States; died 1995 in Neuilly-sur-Seine (Hauts-de-Seine).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Crowell name in the Netherlands Dutch church registers before 1811
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Theodorus Crowell

    Baptised in 1571 in Deventer.

    Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel, locatie Deventer (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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