Crichton - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Crichton \c-rich-ton, cr(i)-chton\ is a variant of Creighton (Scottish, Middle English, Old English), and the meaning of Crichton is "border or boundary settlement".

The baby name Crichton sounds like Crockett and Crocket. Other similar baby names are Criston, Cristen, Crayton, Crofton and Croffton.

Crichton is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#12244 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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