Crenshaw is a toponymic surname for people from the Lancashire village of Cranshaw, derived from the Old English words cran(uc) "crane" and sceaga "grove, thicket". Notable people with the surname include:
Ander Crenshaw (born 1944), American politician Anderson Crenshaw (1783–1847), American jurist Barclay Crenshaw (born 1971), stage name Claude VonStroke, American music producer Ben Crenshaw (born 1952), American professional golfer Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson (born 2001), American football player Caroline A. Crenshaw, American lawyer C. C. Crenshaw (1883–1940), American politician Chris Crenshaw (born 1986), American baseball player and coach Claude J. Crenshaw (1918–1972), American Air Force officer and flying ace Craig Crenshaw (born 1962), American general Dan Crenshaw (born 1984), American politician Dave Crenshaw (born 1975), American author David Crenshaw Barrow Jr. (1852–1929), American professor and administrator Evan Crenshaw (born 2004), American football player George Crenshaw (born 1960), American racing driver George L. Crenshaw (1855–1937), American real estate developer and banker George Webster Crenshaw (1913–2007), cartoonist and creator of the comic strip Belvedere James L. Crenshaw (born 1934), American Biblical professor Jesse Crenshaw (1946–2026), American politician from Kentucky John Crenshaw (1797–1871), American landowner and slave trader John Bascom Crenshaw (1861–1942), American athlete John T. Crenshaw (1820–1863), American soldier Jonathan Crenshaw (1972–2023), American artist and homeless man Joni Crenshaw (born 1979), American basketball coach Kimberlé Crenshaw (born 1959), American lawyer Leon Crenshaw (1943–2008), American football player Marshall Crenshaw (born 1953), American singer, songwriter and guitarist Martha Crenshaw (born 1945), American professor Marvin Crenshaw (born 1952), American football player Mary Jean Crenshaw Tully (1925–2003), American women's rights activist Mary Mayo Crenshaw (1875–1951), American writer Matt Crenshaw (born 1978), American basketball player and coach Mic Crenshaw (born 1970), American recording artist Pauline Smith Crenshaw (1878–1956), American historian and socialite Robert Crenshaw, American drummer Roberta Crenshaw (1914–2005), American philanthropist Walter H. Crenshaw, American politician Waverly D. Crenshaw Jr. (born 1956), American judge Willis Crenshaw (born 1941), American football player
Fictional characters: Peter Crenshaw, a character from the Three Investigators juvenile detective book series David Crenshaw, player character of Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X Mindy Crenshaw, fictional character on the American sitcom Drake & Josh
See also Cranshaw
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