Crawford Family Crest, Coat of Arms & Crawford Name Origin

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Origin of the Name Crawford

The Crawford family history was found in the allfamilycrests.com archives. The earliest historic reference to the families of Crawford is in the charter of William de Lindsay conferred to King William, wherein mention is made of Johannis de Crawford filius Reginaldi. In 1127 there were two Knights of this name serving under King David I, Sir John and Sir Gregan, the latter obtained a grant of land from this King in Galloway. The surname is derived from the Barony of Crawford, in Lanarkshire. Members of this family are mentioned in charters of 1170, 1190, 1228, 1230, and 1248. The Arms of Loudoun were quartered by Sir Reginald de Crawford about 1200, on his marriage with Margaret de Loudoun, the heiress of that extensive Barony. Margaret the daughter of Sir Hugh Crawford, Sheriff of Ayr, married Sir Malcolm Wallace of Elderslie, and became the mother of Sir William Wallace, the hero of Scotland . Sir Reginald Crawford was prominent in the service of both Wallace and Robert the Bruce, and was executed at Carlisle in 1307 for his loyalty to the latter. In Ireland the name Crawford is usually of immigrant origin having been introduced into Ulster Province by settlers from England and Scotland , especially during the seventeenth century.