Crigler is a surname of German origin. It is the Americanized form of the surname Kriegler, a nickname for a person who liked to quarrel. Notable people with the surname include:

Idona Crigler (1922–1994), American baseball player John Crigler (1936–2012), American basketball player John Fielding Crigler (1919–2018), American pediatrician T. Frank Crigler (1935–2021), American foreign service officer

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