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Crowder History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

Ireland United States Canada Australia West Indies

Contemporary Notables Historic Events Related Stories Motto Suggested Reading Citations

Crowder History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Ireland

The Crowder surname means "a professional player, or entertainer of a crowd," a crowd being the name of a six string violin popular in the British Isles for many centuries. The instrument is still called a 'crwth' in Wales today, and in Ireland a "cruit." In the west of England a fiddle is still called a 'crowdy-kit'. "It appears to have been a favourite instrument in Britain so early as the VI century." 1

Early Origins of the Crowder family

The surname Crowder was first found in Yorkshire, where the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 list Katerina Crowder and Thomas Crouder. These are the strongest listings of the name but there are others. The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 list Richard le Cruder in Kent and later William le Crouther was listed in Cheshire. 2

Early History of the Crowder family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Crowder research. Another 103 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1588, 1609, 1611, 1642, 1646, 1666, 1830 and 1874 are included under the topic Early Crowder History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Crowder Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Crowder, Crouder, Croder and others.

Early Notables of the Crowder family

Distinguished members of the family include

Anselm Crowder or Crowther (1588-1666), Scottish Benedictine monk, a native of Montgomeryshire...

Crowder Ranking

In the United States, the name Crowder is the 1,382^nd most popular surname with an estimated 22,383 people with that name. 3

Migration of the Crowder family to Ireland

Some of the Crowder family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 33 words (2 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Crowder migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Crowder Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Hugh Crowder, who arrived in Virginia in 1619 aboard the ship "Bona Nova" 4
James Crowder, who landed in Virginia in 1623 aboard the ship "Return", died by 1624 4
Alicia Crowder, who arrived in Maryland in 1649 4
Tho Crowder, who arrived in Virginia in 1654 4
Elizabeth Crowder, who arrived in Maryland in 1655 4
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Crowder Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Edward Crowder, who landed in Virginia in 1703 4

Crowder Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

George Crowder, who arrived in New York in 1822 4

Crowder migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Crowder Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Mr. Isaac Crowder U.E. who settled in Canada c. 1783 5
Mr. William Crowder U.E. who settled in Canada c. 1783 5
Mr. William Crowder Sr., U.E. who settled in Canada c. 1783 5
Mr. William Crowder III, U.E. who settled in Canada c. 1783 5

Crowder migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Crowder Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. William Crowder, (Johnson), English convict who was convicted in Middlesex, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Atlas" on 16th January 1816, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 6
Mr. James Crowder, (b. 1810), aged 16, British Convict who was convicted in London, England for life, transported aboard the "Earl St Vincent" on 20th April 1826, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 7
Edward Crowder, English convict from Middlesex, who was transported aboard the "Andromeda" on November 13, 1832, settling in New South Wales, Australia 8
Mr. Joseph Crowder, English convict who was convicted in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England for 14 years, transported aboard the "Fairlie" on 14th October 1833, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 9
Mr. Thomas Crowder, English convict who was convicted in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England for life, transported aboard the "Elphinstone" on 27th May 1837, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 10
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Crowder migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 11

Crowder Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

Mr. Thomas Crowder, aged 21, British settler travelling from Gravesend, UK aboard the ship "Hopewell" arriving in Barbados on 17th February 1634 4
Mr. Richard Crowder, (b. 1607), aged 28, British settler traveling aboard the ship "Paul of London" arriving in St Christopher (Saint Kitts) in 1635 12

Contemporary Notables of the name Crowder (post 1700) +

Steven Blake Crowder (b. 1987), American actor, comedian
Randolph Channing Crowder Sr. (b. 1952), American NFL football defensive lineman who played from 1974 to 1980
Corey Jae Crowder (b. 1990), American professional NBA basketball player
David Crowder, American musican and founder of the David Crowder*Band, a six-piece Christian rock and modern worship band
Eddie Crowder (1931-2008), American football player and coach, All-American quarterback and safety at the University of Oklahoma
Major General Enoch Herbert Crowder (1859-1932), American U.S. Army General during World War I, U.S. Ambassador to Cuba (1923-27), eponym of Fort Crowder and Crowder College
Alvin "General" Crowder (1899-1972), nicknamed "General," American Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1926 through 1936
Sir Richard Budden Crowder (1795-1859), English judge, eldest son of Mr. William Henry Crowder of Montagu Place, Bloomsbury 13
Frederick Robert Crowder (1798-1894), English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1817 to 1820
Sir John Frederick Ellenborough Crowder (1890-1961), English Conservative Party politician, Member of Parliament for Finchley (1935–1959)
... (Another 5 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Crowder family +

HMS Prince of Wales

Mr. Harry Gordon Crowder (b. 1910), English Able Bodied Seaman from England, who sailed into battle on the HMS Prince of Wales (1941) and survived the sinking 14
Mr. Denis Heathcote Crowder, British Able Bodied Seaman, who sailed into battle on the HMS Prince of Wales (1941) and died in the sinking 14

The Crowder Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: En Dieu est ma fiance
Motto Translation: In God is my trust.

Citations +

Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 14th July 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/atlas
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 14th September 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/earl-st-vincent
State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2014, November 27) Andromeda voyage to New South Wales, Australia in 1832 with 186 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/andromeda/1832
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 21st September 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/fairlie
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 18th March 2022). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/elphinstone
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
Pilgrim Ship's of 1600's (Retrieved October 4th 2021 from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm
Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 30 June 2020
HMS Prince of Wales Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listprincecrew.html