Crawfurd, a variant of Crawford, is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Crawfurd Adamson (born 1953), noted figurative artist from Edinburgh Gibbs Crawfurd Antrobus (1793–1861), British diplomat and politician Thomas Crawfurd of Cartsburn, 1st Baron of Cartsburn Archibald Crawfurd (1785–1843), Scottish poet George Crawfurd (also Crawford) (died 1748), Scottish genealogist and historian Helen Crawfurd (1877–1954), Scottish suffragette, Rent Strike organiser, Communist activist and politician Horace Crawfurd (1881–1958), Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom John Crawfurd FRS (1783–1868), Scottish physician, colonial administrator and diplomat, and author John Crawfurd (cricketer) (1878–1939), Irish cricketer Lionel Crawfurd (1864–1934), the second Suffragan Bishop of Stafford Oswald John Frederick Crawfurd CMG (1834–1909), English journalist, man of letters and diplomat Crawfurd Wilfred Griffin Eady GCMG KCB KBE (1890–1962), British Treasury official and diplomat Captain Thomas Crawfurd of Jordanhill (1530–1603), of Jordanhill, husband of Mary, Queen of Scots