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 businessmanAllison Crutchfield, American musicianBuddy Crutchfield, American football playerDavid Crutchfield, Australian football playerDwayne Crutchfield, American football playerFinis Alonzo Crutchfield, Jr., American Methodist bishopJames Crutchfield, St. Louis barrel-house piano playerJames A. Crutchfield, American writerJames P. Crutchfield, American mathematician and physicistJan Crutchfield, American songwriterJimmie Crutchfield, 1930s American Negro league baseball playerJerry Crutchfield, American country and pop record producer, songwriter, and musicianJohnnie Crutchfield, Oklahoma politicianKatie Crutchfield, American musicianLes Crutchfield, American screenwriterLinda Crutchfield-Bocock, Canadian skier and lugerMichael Crutchfield, Australian politicianNels Crutchfield, Canadian professional hockey player, 1934 seasonRobin Crutchfield, American artistShireen Crutchfield, American actressStapleton Crutchfield, Virginian officer in the Confederate States army during the American Civil WarThomas Crutchfield, 1849 mayor of Chattanooga, TennesseeWard Crutchfield, Tennessee politicianWill Crutchfield, American conductorWilliam Crutchfield, 19th-Century American politician