Croasdale is a surname of
English
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origin. It is a
habitational name
A toponymic surname or habitational surname or byname is a surname or byname derived from a place name, , named after an unidentified place, possibly Crowsdale Wood in
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in Northern England.The Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority areas of City of York, York and North Yorkshire (district), North Yorkshire are in Yorkshire and t ...
or Croasdale in
Cumbria
Cumbria ( ) is a ceremonial county in North West England. It borders the Scottish council areas of Dumfries and Galloway and Scottish Borders to the north, Northumberland and County Durham to the east, North Yorkshire to the south-east, Lancash ...
.
The earliest record of the name occurs is of ''Johannes de Crosdale'' in 1379.
Possible variations of the surname include: Croasdell, Croisdale, Crossdale, Croasdaile, Crosdill, Croisdall, Crosdil, Crosedale, Crowsdale, Croysdill, Crossdil, Crousdale, Croasdoll, Croosdale, Croysdale, Crosdale, Crossdell, and Crosdall.
Notable people with the surname include:
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Mark Croasdale
Mark Croasdale (born January 1965) is an English athlete who was a British fell running champion and competed in cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics.
The early part of Croasdale’s sporting career was centred on skiing. He became a membe ...
(born 1965), English athlete
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Ryan Croasdale (born 1994), English footballer
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Surnames
English toponymic surnames