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Crozier History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

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Crozier History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Crozier family

The surname Crozier 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 Crozier family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Crozier 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 Crozier History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Crozier 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 Crozier family

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Crozier Ranking

In the United States, the name Crozier is the 6,769^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Crozier is ranked the 7,033^rd most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 2

Crozier migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Crozier Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

William Crozier, who landed in Virginia in 1636 3

Crozier Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Win Crozier, aged 26, who landed in New York, NY in 1803 3
William Crozier, who arrived in America in 1805 3
Livy Crozier, who arrived in America in 1805 3
Agnes Crozier, who arrived in New England in 1805
Agnes Crozier, who arrived in America in 1805 3
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Crozier migration to Australia +

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

Crozier Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. James Crozier, British Convict who was convicted in Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire, England for 14 years, transported aboard the "Eden" on 12th March 1842, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Island) 4
Mr. Richard Crozier, (b. 1830), aged 24, Cornish stonecutter, from Penryn, Cornwall, UK travelling aboard the ship "Lady Elgin" arriving in New South Wales, Australia on 4th August 1854 5
John Crozier, aged 44, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "Telegraph"
John Crozier, aged 20, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1856 aboard the ship "Amazon"

Crozier migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Crozier Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

George Crozier, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Queen of the Avon" in 1859
Mr. Robert Crozier, (b. 1842), aged 23, British bricklayer travelling from London aboard the ship "Greyhound" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 7th May 1865 6
Mrs. Mary Ann Crozier, (b. 1844), aged 21, British miliner travelling from London aboard the ship "Greyhound" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 7th May 1865 6
Mr. A. Crozier, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Glenmark" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 12th December 1868 6
Mr. John Crozier, (b. 1846), aged 22, British farm labourer travelling from London aboard the ship "Matoaka" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 8th February 1869 6
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Contemporary Notables of the name Crozier (post 1700) +

Wilmot F. Crozier, American politician, Member of Nebraska State House of Representatives, 1919, 1931 7
Will E. Crozier, American Republican politician, Candidate for U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, 1984 7
Robert Crozier (1827-1895), American Republican politician, U.S. Attorney for Kansas, 1861-64; U.S. Senator from Kansas, 1873-74 7
Linda Crozier, American Democratic Party politician, Member, Platform Committee, Democratic National Convention, 2008 7
John Hervey Crozier (1812-1889), American politician, Member of Tennessee State Legislature; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1845-49 7
John Crozier, American politician, Postmaster at Knoxville, Tennessee, 1797-1838 7
H. E. Crozier, American politician, Mayor of Hawthorne, California, 1952-53 7
George W. Crozier, American politician, Circuit Judge in Iowa 6th District, 1885-86 7
George H. Crozier, American politician, Prohibition Candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 1920 7
Douglas G. Crozier, American politician, U.S. Attorney for Hawaii, 1943-45 7
... (Another 17 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 15th December 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/eden
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_nsw_1850_59.pdf
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html