Crewe

See also: crewe

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Crew

Etymology

Recorded as Creu in the Domesday Book, the town's name derive from Welsh criu (“weir; crossing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɹuː/, /ˈkɹuʊ̯/

• Audio (Southern England)

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• Rhymes: -uː
• Homophone: crew

Proper noun

Crewe (countable and uncountable, plural Crewes)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A town and civil parish with a town council in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7055).
   2. A town in Nottoway County, Virginia, United States.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Welsh.

Derived terms

• Crewe and Nantwich
• Crewe-by-Farndon
• Crewe Green

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Crewe is the 40610^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 538 individuals. Crewe is most common among White (54.65%) and Black/African American (38.1%) individuals.

References

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Crewe”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 384.