Crouch (surname)
# Crouch (surname)

Crouch is a family name. It is an Anglo-Saxon name and derives from someone who lived by a cross.

## People with the family name Crouch

* Andraé Crouch (1942–2015), American gospel musician
* Anna Maria Crouch (1763–1805), English actress and mistress of George, Prince of Wales
* Bill Crouch (1910s pitcher)
* Bill Crouch (1940s pitcher)
* Blake Crouch (born 1978), American author
* Colin Crouch, British professor of sociology
* David Crouch British politician
* David Crouch (historian) Medieval historian
* Dennis Crouch (born 1975), American legal academic best known as author of patent law blog Patently-O
* Dennis Crouch (bassist) (born 1967), American upright bassist
* Eliza Emma Crouch (1836–1886), birth name of English courtesan Cora Pearl
* Eric Crouch, American football player
* Frederick Crouch, English composer and cellist
* Gabriel Crouch, English baritone and former member of King's Singers
* Hubert B. Crouch (1906–1980), American zoologist
* Jack Crouch (disambiguation), multiple people
* Jan Crouch, wife of Paul Crouch, and co-founder of Trinity Broadcasting Network
* Jared Crouch, Australian rules football player
* John Crouch (disambiguation), multiple people
* Lionel Crouch (1886–1916), British solicitor
* Leonard C. Crouch (1866–1953), New York judge
* Nigel Crouch, English footballer
* Matt Crouch, American Christian broadcaster
* Paul Crouch, (1934–2013) founder of the largest Christian Television Network, Trinity Broadcasting Network
* Paul Crouch Jr. (born 1959), American Christian broadcaster
* Peter Crouch (born 1981), English footballer
* Robert Crouch (1904–1957) British Member of Parliament
* Roger K. Crouch, US payload specialist, with considerable space flight experience
* Sandra Crouch, US gospel musician
* Stanley Crouch (1945–2020), American music critic
* Suzanne Crouch, representative in the Indiana House of Representatives
* Tracey Crouch, British Conservative Member of Parliament

### Fictional

* Barty Crouch Senior, fictional character in the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling
* Barty Crouch Jr., fictional character in the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling
