Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
CRABBE
There are approximately 1,696 people named Crabbe in the UK. That makes it the 5,101th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 27 are named Crabbe.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
CrabbCrabbs
Crab
Crabe
Crabble
Crabbb
Crabbee
Crabbes
Crabbie
Crabbey
Craab
Crabee
Crabes
Crabie
Crabbo
Crabby
Crabey
Crabi
Chrab
Crabbies
Crabbia
Crabbre
The Crabbe surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
CRABBE. Probably a sobriquet allusive to the awkward gait of the bearer. It occurs in H.R. in the same orthography and without prefix.