Crutchfield is a surname of English origin, derived from a place-name that refers to a field containing a burial mound: Celtic cruc (burial mound; cf. Welsh crug) + Anglo-Saxon feld (field).
Notable people named Crutchfield include:
Alexander Crutchfield, American businessman
Allison Crutchfield, American musician
Buddy Crutchfield, American football player
David Crutchfield, Australian football player
Dwayne Crutchfield, American football player
Finis Alonzo Crutchfield, Jr., American Methodist bishop
James Crutchfield, St. Louis barrel-house piano player
James A. Crutchfield, American writer
James P. Crutchfield, American mathematician and physicist
Jan Crutchfield, American songwriter
Jimmie Crutchfield, 1930s American Negro league baseball player
Jerry Crutchfield, American country and pop record producer, songwriter, and musician
Johnnie Crutchfield, Oklahoma politician
Katie Crutchfield, American musician
Les Crutchfield, American screenwriter
Linda Crutchfield-Bocock, Canadian skier and luger
Michael Crutchfield, Australian politician
Nels Crutchfield, Canadian professional hockey player, 1934 season
Robin Crutchfield, American artist
Shireen Crutchfield, American actress
Stapleton Crutchfield, Virginian officer in the Confederate States army during the American Civil War
Thomas Crutchfield, 1849 mayor of Chattanooga, Tennessee
Ward Crutchfield, Tennessee politician
Will Crutchfield, American conductor
William Crutchfield, 19th-Century American politician
