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

The Crabill name was taken as a surname from a place name derived from the German word "Kraehen," meaning "crow" and "buehl" meaning "hill." There were probably several place names based on these words, including Kräyenbühl in the parish of Groshochstetten, Canton of Bern, Switzerland.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Krähenbuhl, Kraehenbuhl, Kraehenbuehl, Krayenbuhl, Kreienbuhl, Kreyenbuhl, Kreyenbuel, Crayenbuhl, Creyenbuhl, Grenhenbuhl, Krahbuhl, Kraibil, Kraibill, Kraybil, Kraybill, Kraibuhl, Crabil, Crabill, Craybil, Craybill, Grabble, Grabil, Grabill, Kraybil and many more.

First found in the Lucerne region of Switzerland where records show the Kreyenbuhl, Kraehenbuehl families since the 14th century.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Crabill research. Another 129 words(9 lines of text) covering the years 1424, 1671, and 1800 are included under the topic Early Crabill History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 29 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Crabill Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Peter Krahenbuhl, who settled in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania sometime between 1710 and 1711; Peter, Mich, and Jakob Krahenbuhl, Palatine emigrants to America in 1731.

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