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Crabb Family Crest
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Where did the German Crabb family come from? What is the German Crabb family crest and coat of arms? When did the Crabb family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Crabb family history?

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Krabbe, Krabe, Krabbes, Krabbs, Krabes, Kraabbez, Krrabbe, Kraabbes, Kraabbese, Krabbese, Krabee, Krabees, Crabbe, Crabb, Grabb and many more.

First found in Hamburg, where the name contributed greatly to the development of an emerging nation which would later play a large role in the tribal and national conflicts of the area. In later years the name branched into many houses, each playing a significant role in the local social and political affairs. Krabbe is also connected to several place names in the Holstein region.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Crabb research. Another 149 words(11 lines of text) covering the year 1779 is included under the topic Early Crabb History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Crabb Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • John Crabb who settled in Boston in 1630
  • John Crabb, who arrived in New England in 1630
  • John Crabb, who settled in Dorchester in 1630 who arrived on the sailing ship "Mary and John". He moved to Connecticut in 1632
  • Jon Crabb, who landed in Virginia in 1635
  • Richard Crabb was a representative in 1639 from Wethersfield, Massachusetts


Crabb Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Thomas Crabb, who arrived in Virginia in 1701
  • Mary Crabb, who arrived in Virginia in 1703

Crabb Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Alexander Crabb, who landed in Cincinnati, Oh in 1852
  • H A Crabb, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1855

Crabb Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century


  • Charles Hendry Crabb, who came to Kansas in 1920

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  • Claude Clarence Crabb (b. 1940), American former NFL football defensive back
  • James Roy Crabb (1890-1940), American Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Alfred Leland Crabb (1884-1979), American author
  • Major-General Jarred Vincent Crabb (1902-1981), American Chief of Staff of the Air Defense Command, Ent AFB, Colorado (1958-1961)
  • Lionel "Buster" Crabb (1909-1956), British Royal Navy frogman whose disappearance during a reconnaissance mission around a Soviet cruiser in 1956 inspired the film "The Silent Enemy"
  • Rev. Frederick Crabb, Bishop of Athabasca, Canada
  • Jaxon Crabb (b. 1979), Australian rules footballer
  • Jason Crabb, oldest member of the Crabb Family, a Grammy-nominated, Dove Award-winning Gospel group
  • Donald Crabb, former New Zealand association football player
  • Major Earl Frederick Crabb (1899-1986), World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories, recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross


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  10. Zoder, Rudolf. Familiennamen in Ostfalen. Hildesheim: Geog Olms Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1968. Print.
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The Crabb Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Crabb Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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