The crosby Surname
crosby Name Meaning and History
- Scottish and English: habitational name from any of various places in southwestern Scotland and northern England that are named with Old Norse kross ‘cross’ + býr ‘farm’, ‘settlement’.
- Irish: Scottish and English surname (see 1 above) adopted by bearers of Gaelic Mac an Chrosáin (see McCrossen).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Edward Gifford Crosby on the Titanic |
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| Emma CROSBY, Strong Maine | Michele | 3 |
| George Edward Crosby m. Emma Louise Peoples |
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| Alath Crosby Wilson |
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| Jeff Davis Crosby of Florida |
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| David C. Crosby b 1843 | PH Crosby | 1 |
| John Robinson Crosby |
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