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Crewe
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crewe
English
Alternative forms
surname en Crew
Etymology
Recorded as Creu in the Domesday Book, the town's name is derived from en owl criu weir; crossing (compare modern cy cryw).
Pronunciation
en /ˈkɹuː/ RP
en /ˈkɹʉw/ SSB
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Crewe.wav Southern England
en /ˈkɾʉ/ Scotland
en /ˈkɾɪʊ/ Wales
en /ˈkɹu/ GA
en uː 1
en crew
Proper noun
~ s
en uncountable A placename:
en town/and/cpar with a town council in uauth/Cheshire East co/Cheshire cc/England OS grid ref SJ7055. Parish map (Cheshire)
en town co/Nottoway County s/Virginia c/US.
en countable en habitational Welsh.
Derived terms
en Crewe and Nantwich Crewe Green Crewe-by-Farndon Creweian
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Crewe is the 40610th 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.
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