Crowder

• Crowther

From crowder, an occupational surname for someone who played the crwth.

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹaʊdɚ/

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Crowder (countable and uncountable, plural Crowders)

1. A surname originating as an occupation.
2. A town in Panola County and Quitman County, Mississippi, United States.
3. An unincorporated community in Scott County, Missouri, United States.
4. A town in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, United States.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Crowder is the 1460^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 24396 individuals. Crowder is most common among White (66.54%) and Black/African American (28.03%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Crowder”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 389.