Crowleys

Crowleys is a surname most commonly encountered in English-speaking countries and can also be used as a plural reference to people bearing the surname Crowley. The name is typically English in origin, and many Crowleys trace ancestry to places named Crowley or Crawley in England. These place names are generally believed to come from Old English elements relating to birds such as the crow and to a clearing or meadow, though exact origins can vary by family.

The surname spread to Ireland and across the Atlantic through migration, and today Crowleys appears in Britain, Ireland, North America, and Australia. Variants include Crowley and Crawley.

Notable people with the surname Crowley include Aleister Crowley, a British occultist and writer who founded Thelema; John Crowley, an American author known for fantasy and science fiction; and Pat Crowley, an American actress. There are also numerous other individuals with Crowley as a surname.