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Crabb Family Crest
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Where did the English Crabb family come from? What is the English 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?

As a result of the frequent commercial intercourse between the Flemish and English nations, many Flemish migrants settled in Britain. The Crabb history starts with such a migration. As the population grew and people traveled further afield, it became increasingly necessary to assume an additional name to differentiate between bearers of the same personal name. A broad and miscellaneous class of surnames, nickname surnames refers either directly or indirectly to a characteristic of the first person who used the name. They can describe the bearer's favored style of clothing, physical appearance, habits, or character, among other attributes. Flemish names of this type frequently feature the prefixes lile, which meant the. The surname Crabb is a nickname for a cross-grained, ill-tempered, or fractious person. The surname Crabb may have been applied as a nickname for some who was crabby. Checking further we found the name was derived from the Old English word crabba, which means crab, or from the Old English word crabbe, which means wild apple. This latter reference implies that the origin may lie as a habitation name "one who lives near the wild apple trees."

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Flemish surnames are characterized by a large number of spelling variations. One reason for this is that medieval English lacked definite spelling rules. The spellings of surnames were also influenced by the official court languages, which were French and Latin. Names were rarely spelled consistently in medieval times. Scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded, rather than adhering to specific spelling rules, and people often had their names registered in several different forms throughout their lives. One of the greatest reasons for change is the linguistic uniqueness of the Flemish settlers in England, who spoke a language closely related to Dutch. The pronunciation and spelling of Flemish names were often altered to suit the tastes of English-speaking people. In many cases, the first, final, or middle syllables of surnames were eliminated. The name has been spelled Crabb, Crabbe, Crab, Crabe and others.

First found in Cambridge where they held a family seat from early times.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Crabb research. Another 307 words(22 lines of text) covering the years 1273, 1319, 1332, 1754, and 1832 are included under the topic Early Crabb History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Crabb Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Research into various historical records has revealed some of first members of the Crabb family to immigrate North America:

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. Foster, Joseph. Dictionary of Heraldry Feudal Coats of Arms and Pedigrees. London: Bracken Books, 1989. Print. (ISBN 1-85170-309-8).
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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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