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Early Origins of the Crouse family

The surname Crouse was first found in Auvergne, a historic province in south central France where this eminent family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Crouse family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Crouse research. Another 328 words (23 lines of text) covering the years 1293, 1333, 1401, 1506, 1558, 1566, 1582, 1649, 1716, 1800 and 1813 are included under the topic Early Crouse History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Crouse Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Crozet, Crouzet, Croizet, Crouzette, Croizette, Cruisette, Crozette, Crozett, Cruiset, Crossier, Crozzet, Croizett, Crozier, Crouzettes, Croizettes, Cruisettes, Crozettes, Crousset, Crousett, Crousette, Croiset, Croisette, Crusier, Cruisette, Crozzier, Croizzet, Crouzzet, Crozzette, Crozzettes and many more.

Early Notables of the Crouse family

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Crouse Ranking

In the United States, the name Crouse is the 2,554th most popular surname with an estimated 12,435 people with that name. 1


United States Crouse migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Crouse Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Johannas Crouse, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1727 aboard the ship "Molley John Hodgeson" 2
  • Jacob Crouse, who landed in New England in 1775 2
Crouse Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Henry Crouse, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1828 2
  • Michael Crouse, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1833 2
  • George Crouse, who arrived in Washington County, Pennsylvania in 1845 2

Canada Crouse migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Crouse Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Mr. John Crouse U.E. who settled in Eastern District [Cornwall], Ontario c. 1783 3
Crouse Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
  • John Becker Crouse, who arrived in Canada in 1834
  • Henry Crouse, who arrived in Canada in 1841

Contemporary Notables of the name Crouse (post 1700) +

  • Ray Crouse (b. 1959), American former NFL and CFL running back
  • Clyde "Bucky" Ellsworth Crouse (1897-1983), American Major League Baseball catcher
  • David Crouse (b. 1971), American short story writer and teacher from Boston, Massachusetts
  • Wayne Crouse (1924-2000), American viola professor emeritus at the University of Oklahoma
  • Timothy Crouse (b. 1947), American journalist and writer
  • Russel Crouse (1893-1966), American playwright and librettist awarded a 1946 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
  • Lindsay Ann Crouse (b. 1948), American actress, daughter of Russel Crouse
  • Michael R. Crouse (b. 1990), Canadian professional baseball outfielder from Port Moody, British Columbia
  • Lloyd Roseville Crouse PC ONS (1918-2007), Canadian businessman and politician, the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia


Suggested Readings for the name Crouse +

  • A Krouse (also Crouse) Family in America by Thomas E. Krouse.

  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X


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