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Updated August 7, 2024

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Boy name origins & meanings

  • Latin : Chariot; run

What does Crew mean and stand for?

The name Crew is of Latin origin and means "chariot." It is an English word name that was originally used as a surname.

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How Popular Is The Name Crew

Family name origins & meanings

  • English : habitational name for someone from Crewe in Cheshire, named with Old Welsh criu ‘weir’. This denoted a wickerwork fence that was stretched across a river to catch fish.

What Does the Name Crew Mean?

Crew is an English word name that means "fort near the slope." It has other spelling variations such as Crue and Cru.

How Popular is the Name Crew?

Crew is the number 267 most popular boys name in the US, according to 2021 Social Security Administration data. It first appeared on the charts in 2011 and has rapidly increased in popularity since.

Popularity of the Name Crew in the United States

According to Google search data analysis, in the last five years Crew was at its peak popularity in November 2017.

Crew was searched for most often in the following states:

  1. District of Columbia
  2. Ohio
  3. Massachussetts
  4. Indiana
  5. New York

Famous People Named Crew and Crew in Pop Culture

Crew first appeared on the charts after it was chosen by actor Joshua Morrow in 2010. Fixer Upper stars Chip and Joanna Gaines quickly followed suit. The name also invokes images of the clothing brand J. Crew.

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