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

Creese is one of the thousands of new names that the Norman Conquest brought to England in 1066. The Creese family lived in Northumberland. The family originally lived in Crecy, Normandy, and it is from this location that the name derives.

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Multitudes of spelling variations are a hallmark of Anglo Norman names. Most of these names evolved in the 11th and 12th century, in the time after the Normans introduced their own Norman French language into a country where Old and Middle English had no spelling rules and the languages of the court were French and Latin. To make matters worse, medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, so names frequently appeared differently in the various documents in which they were recorded. The name was spelled Creasey, Cressy, Crecy, Cressi, Crease, Cresey and others.

First found in Northumberland where they held a family seat from very early times and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Creese research. Another 241 words(17 lines of text) covering the years 1605 and 1646 are included under the topic Early Creese History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 32 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Creese Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Because of this political and religious unrest within English society, many people decided to immigrate to the colonies. Families left for Ireland, North America, and Australia in enormous numbers, traveling at high cost in extremely inhospitable conditions. The New World in particular was a desirable destination, but the long voyage caused many to arrive sick and starving. Those who made it, though, were welcomed by opportunities far greater than they had known at home in England. Many of these families went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Creese or a variant listed above:

Creese Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Marg Creese, who arrived in Virginia in 1654

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