Craddock is a surname of

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...

origin (the name Caradog means "beloved, amiable"). Notable people with the surname include: * Bantz J. Craddock, U.S. general * Barbara Craddock, U.S. dancer and choreographer *

Billy "Crash" Craddock Billy Wayne "Crash" Craddock (born June 16, 1939) is an American country and rockabilly singer. He first gained popularity in Australia in the 1950s with a string of rockabilly hits, including the Australian number one hits " Boom Boom Baby" an ...

, U.S. country singer *

Brad Craddock Brad Craddock (born 24 June 1992) is a former Australian-born American football placekicker. He played college football for the University of Maryland, College Park. Early life Craddock was born in Adelaide to Raymond and Leonie Craddock. He ...

, American footballer *

Charles Egbert Craddock Mary Noailles Murfree (January 24, 1850 – July 31, 1922) was an American author of novels and short stories who wrote under the pen name Charles Egbert Craddock. She is considered by many to be Appalachia's first significant female writer an ...

, pen name of Mary N. Murfree (1850–1922), a U.S. fiction writer * Charlotte Craddock, English field hockey player * Darren Craddock, English footballer * DeWayne Craddock, perpetrator of the

2019 Virginia Beach shooting On May 31, 2019, a mass shooting occurred at a municipal building in the Princess Anne area of Virginia Beach, Virginia. The gunman, DeWayne Craddock, who was a disgruntled city employee, fatally shot 12 people and wounded four others. He was th ...

Fred Craddock Fred Brenning Craddock, Jr. (April 30, 1928 – March 6, 2015) was Bandy Distinguished Professor of Preaching and New Testament Emeritus in the Candler School of Theology at Emory University. He was an ordained minister of the Christian Church (Di ...

, Christian minister * Ian Craddock, British engineer *

Jody Craddock Jody Darryl Craddock (born 25 July 1975) is an English former professional footballer and artist who played as a centre back in the Premier League for Sunderland and Wolverhampton Wanderers. Craddock broke into league football at Cambridge Uni ...

, English footballer * John D. Craddock, U.S. Representative from Kentucky, USA *

Lawson Craddock Gregory Lawson Craddock (born February 20, 1992) is an American professional road and track racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He is known for his achievement in finishing the 2018 Tour de France despite being seriously injur ...

, American cyclist * Linda Craddock (b. 1952), Canadian visual artist * Matthew Craddock, first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Company * Moe Craddock, instrumental in the incorporation of Glenn Heights, Texas *

Tom Craddock Thomas Craddock (born 14 October 1986) is a retired English professional footballer who played for multiple clubs including Spennymoor Town, Middlesbrough, and Portsmouth as a striker. Career Middlesbrough Born in Darlington, County Durham, ...

, English footballer * Vincent Eugene Craddock (1935–1971), better known as Gene Vincent, an American musician and member of the Rock and Roll and Rockabilly halls of fame * William J. Craddock, U.S. author

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{{surname, Craddock Welsh-language surnames

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