Crosswhite History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsEarly Origins of the Crosswhite familyThe surname Crosswhite was first found in Cumberland. [1] [2] While technically in England, Cumberland (Cumbria) is actually on the Scottish Borders, an area of conflict for centuries between the Scottish and the English. "There are places named Crossthwaite in Cumberland, Westmorland, and Yorkshire." [3] As far as early records of the family are concerned, they are indeed few as we only found one record of the family in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273: John de Crostweyt and this was a family in Norfolk. [2] Early History of the Crosswhite familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Crosswhite research. Another 104 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1534, 1721 and 1729 are included under the topic Early Crosswhite History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Crosswhite Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Crossthwaite, Crosthwaite, Crosswaith, Crosswaite and others. Early Notables of the Crosswhite familyMore information is included under the topic Early Crosswhite Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Crosswhite RankingIn the United States, the name Crosswhite is the 13,820th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. [4] Migration of the Crosswhite family to IrelandSome of the Crosswhite family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Migration of the Crosswhite familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Edward and James Crossthwaith settled in New York in 1820.
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