Crespin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England
France

Old French personal name Crispin, Latin "Crispinus," a family name derived from "crispus" meaning "curly-haired" (see Crisp). This name was especially popular in France in the early Middle Ages, having been borne by a saint who was martyred at Soissons in AD c. 285 along with a companion, Crispinianus (whose name is a further derivative of the same word).

Early Origins of the Crespin family

The surname Crespin was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Calvados and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility. This great family of Normandy were Counts of Vexin, seignior of Neaufles, Livarot and Blangy. His castle was at Livarot about 1015.

Early History of the Crespin family

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Crespin Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Crispin, Crespin, Crisp, Crespigny, Crespine and others.

Early Notables of the Crespin family

Notable amongst the family in this period was

Jean Crespin (c.1520-1572), a French Protestant lawyer and printer in Geneva

Crespin Ranking

In the United States, the name Crespin is the 12,078^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Crespin is ranked the 1,095^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,948 people with that name. 2

Crespin migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Crespin Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Joseph Crespin, a Huguenot, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1753
Joseph Crespin, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1753 3

Crespin migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Crespin Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Marie Crespin, who arrived in Montreal in 1667

Contemporary Notables of the name Crespin (post 1700) +

Régine Crespin (b. 1927), French operatic soprano
Michael H Crespin, American Professor in the department of Political Science at Michigan State University
Irene Crespin (1896-1980), Australian geologist and paleontologist, recipient of the Clarke Medal (1957)

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)