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Creel Family Crest and Name History

Origins Available: English, Irish

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

When the ancestors of the Creel family emigrated to England following the Norman Conquest in 1066 they brought their family name with them. They lived at Kirkley, a township in the parish of Poneteland in the county of Northumberland. The family name Creel became popular in England after the Norman Conquest, when William the Conqueror gave his friends and relatives most of the land formerly owned by Anglo-Saxon aristocrats.

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Creel Early Origins

Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence in the eras before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate regularly changed the spellings of their names as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Creel have been found, including Crull, Crul, Cruel, Criel, Cryle, Kriel, Krile, Crile, Kirle, Kyrle, Cyrle, Kreel, Creel, Crulle, Crule, Curl, Curle, Girl, Cryll and many more.

First found in Sussex where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor of Ashburnham, anciently Esseborne. These estates, including three salt houses, were granted to Robert de Criel, a Norman Knight, by William, Duke of Normandy for his assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D., and is so noted in the Domesday Book, ^[1] a survey taken of landholders in England in 1086. Robert de Criel was from the Castle of Criel near Criel-sur-Mer in the arrondisement of Dieppe. Part of the walls of this huge castle are still standing, and there are also traces of a moat. Robert's chief tenant was the Count of Eu.

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Creel Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Creel research. Another 353 words(25 lines of text) covering the years 1086, 1295, 1339, 1489, 1637, 1679, and 1724 are included under the topic Early Creel History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Creel Early Notables

Another 28 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Creel Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Creel In Ireland

Some of the Creel family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 129 words(9 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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The Great Migration

For many English families, the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. For such families, the shores of Ireland, Australia, and the New World beckoned. They left their homeland at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. Many arrived after the long voyage sick, starving, and without a penny. But even those were greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. Numerous English settlers who arrived in the United States and Canada at this time went on to make important contributions to the developing cultures of those countries. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Creel were among those contributors:

Creel Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century

Margt. Creel, aged 30, who emigrated to the United States, in 1894

William Creel, aged 31, who emigrated to the United States from Llanelly, in 1897

Mary Ann Creel, aged 19, who landed in America from Llanelly, in 1899

Creel Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century

Luis R. Creel, aged 23, who landed in America from London, England, in 1908

Virginia Creel, who landed in America, in 1912

Samuel Creel, aged 21, who settled in America, in 1914

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Contemporary Notables of the name Creel

Keith Creel (b. 1959), American right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher
Gavin James Creel (b. 1976), American actor, singer and song writer
Leanna Creel (b. 1970), American actress, film producer, film director, screenwriter and photographer
Herrlee Glessner Creel (1905-1994), American sinologist and philosopher
Walton Hardy Creel (b. 1974), American artist
Jack Dalton Creel (1916-2002), American Major League Baseball pitcher
George Edward Creel (1876-1953), head of the U.S. publicity bureau during World War 1. Subsequent propaganda programs were based on his successful publicity campaigns
Santiago Creel (b. 1954), Mexican senator
Henry Clay Creel (1854-1931), Mexican businessman and politician

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Motto

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Nil moror ictus
Motto Translation: I do not care for blows.

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References

^ Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)

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The Creel Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Creel 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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