title: Crouch (surname)
text: # 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
  