Crosby is an English surname from several northern villages whose Old Norse name means "settlement by the cross" or "village with crosses". Singer and actor Bing Crosby made it a household word in America, and hockey star Sidney Crosby keeps it in the news. As a first name Crosby entered the US top 1000 in 2011, peaked at number 578 in 2015 and has since drifted down to number 1,235 in 2025.