Henry Scott Crawford Clan

1. Crawford Tartan and Crest Hanging in our Home

The Crawford surname is of Scottish origin, being traced to the upper Clyde River Valley in Lanarkshire. The surname is followed back to the late 1000's when the Barony of Crawford is noted in records. This surname is recognized as an independent House of Scotland. Members of this unofficial Clan have played the most important roles in establishing and reuniting Scotland as a nation.

As a Southern Upland Family, the Crawfords didn't follow the traditions of Highland Clans. There are no septs or affiliated surnames under the Crawford surname. But like all surnames, the spelling has undergone the effects of various cultures. One general rule is that the use of 'u' is Scots and the use of 'w' is Anglo. The variety of spellings includes most of the combinations in the table to the right. The most numerous surname worldwide is the Anglo spelling 'Crawford' with the Scottish spelling 'Craufurd' mostly in Scotland a distant second.