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Croxton History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Ireland

The ancestors of the Croxton surname lived among the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. The name comes from when they lived in one of the settlements called Croxton in Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, or Staffordshire; in Croxton Kerrial or South Croxton in Leicestershire; or in Croxton Green in Cholmondeley, which is in the county of Cheshire. Six of the Croxton villages or parishes are listed in the Domesday Book of 1086, and were typically entered as Crochestone. The place name literally means "farmstead in a nook, or of a man called Krokr." 1

Early Origins of the Croxton family

The surname Croxton was first found in Cheshire, but there are parishes and hamlets in Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Leicestershire, and Staffordshire which explain why in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273, we find such scattered listings throughout ancient Britain: Elena de Croxstone, Huntingdonshire; Sarra de Croxtone, Cambridgeshire; Abbas de Crokeston, or Croxton, Leicestershire; and Richard de Croxtone, Northumberland. 2

But Cheshire is the ancient homeland of the family as "there are places so called in various counties, but the eminent family of this name spring from the township of Croxton, co. Chester, their [family] seat in very early times." 3

It is generally thought that the family descend from the Lordship of Jocelyn or Godric, a Norman Baron recorded at the time of the Domesday Book of 1086. 4

Early History of the Croxton family

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Croxton Spelling Variations

Before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, French and other languages became incorporated into English through the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Croxton include Croxton, Crockston, Cruxton, Croxon and others.

Early Notables of the Croxton family

Distinguished members of the family include

Thomas Croxton (1603?-1663?), English parliamentarian, son of George Croxton of Ravenscroft, Northwich hundred, Cheshire. "He was colonel in the parliamentary army in 1650
member of a court-martial for trial of certain misdemeanants of quality on 10 Sept. 1651, and was continued in the militia commission in March 1654-5. In 1659 he was in command of Chester Castle when...

Croxton Ranking

In the United States, the name Croxton is the 18,275^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 5

Migration of the Croxton family to Ireland

Some of the Croxton family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Croxton migration to the United States +

A great wave of immigration to the New World was the result of the enormous political and religious disarray that struck England at that time. Families left for the New World in extremely large numbers. The long journey was the end of many immigrants and many more arrived sick and starving. Still, those who made it were rewarded with an opportunity far greater than they had known at home in England. These emigrant families went on to make significant contributions to these emerging colonies in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants:

Croxton Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John Croxton, who arrived in Massachusetts in 1620 6
Randall Croxton, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1682 6
Randle Croxton, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1682 6
Randle Croxton settled Pennsylvania in 1682
John Croxton, who landed in Virginia in 1695 6

Croxton Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Eliza Croxton, who arrived in Virginia in 1713 6

Croxton Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Croxton arrived on the Mayflower with his son, John
Thomas and Walter Croxton, who settled in New Orleans in 1842
Thomas Croxton, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1842 6
Walter Croxton, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1844 6
Elijah Croxton, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1844 6
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Croxton Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Florence Croxton, aged 22, who landed in America from Isle Of Wight, in 1903
Miss Helen E Croxton, aged 25, who landed in America, in 1905
Miss Katharine Croxton, aged 30, who immigrated to America, in 1905
Miss Mabel L Croxton, aged 28, who landed in America, in 1905
Mr W Croxton, aged 59, who immigrated to the United States, in 1905
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Croxton migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Croxton Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

George Croxton, aged 21, a schoolmaster, who arrived in South Australia in 1849 aboard the ship "Marion" 7
George Croxton, aged 21, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Marion" in 1849 7

Contemporary Notables of the name Croxton (post 1700) +

Thomas Croxton (1822-1903), American Democratic Party politician, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1st District, 1885-87 8
John Thomas Croxton (1836-1874), American Republican politician, Kentucky Republican State Chair, 1868; U.S. Minister to Bolivia, 1873-74 8
J. H. Croxton, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Governor of Nebraska, 1870 8
Hardy Croxton, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1968 8
Thomas Croxton (1822-1903), American politician, U.S. Representative from Virginia (1885-1887)
John Thomas Croxton (1836-1874), American attorney, general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, and postbellum American diplomat
Harry Clement Croxton (1880-1965), English footballer half-back who played 206 times

Citations +

Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) The MARION 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Marion.htm
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html