Crittenden Family History
Crittenden Name Meaning
English (Kent): habitational name from Crittenden or from a lost place called Cruttenden in Headcorn (both in Kent). The former is named with the Old English personal name Gūthhere + Old English -ing- denoting association with + Old English denn ‘woodland pasture’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022