Craig

A surname.

Proper noun

  1. A surname.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
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  3. A placename
    1. A locale in the United States.

      A city in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska; named for early settler and fishmonger Craig Miller.

    2. A locale in the United States.

      An unincorporated community in California; named for a railroad official.

    3. A locale in the United States.

      A ghost town in Modoc County, California; named for postmaster Robert A. Craig.

    4. A locale in the United States.

      A city, the county seat of Moffat County, Colorado; named for financier Rev. William Bayard Craig.

    5. A locale in the United States.

      A township in Switzerland County, Indiana.

    6. A locale in the United States.

      An unincorporated community in Washington Township, Decatur County, Indiana.

    7. A locale in the United States.

      A minor city in Plymouth County, Iowa.

    8. A locale in the United States.

      A minor city in Holt County, Missouri; named for lawyer and politician James Craig.

    9. A locale in the United States.

      A census-designated place in Lewis and Clark County, Montana.

    10. A locale in the United States.

      A township and village therein, in Burt County, Nebraska; named for early settler William Stewart Craig.

    11. A locale in the United States.

      An unincorporated community in Guernsey County, Ohio.

    12. A river in Alaska, United States and British Columbia, Canada; named for engineer John Davidson Craig.

    13. A small settlement in Glen Carron, Wester Ross, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH0349).

Origin

From craig (“rock”).

Forms

Craigs

Derived

Craig County Craig Island