Cressey History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Cressey family

The surname Cressey was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France where the family has held a family seat since early times.

Early History of the Cressey family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cressey research. Another 106 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1246, 1255, 1320, 1333, 1354, 1435, 1545, 1595 and 1780 are included under the topic Early Cressey History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cressey Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Crécy, Crécey, Crécie, Crécies, Craicy, Craicie, Craicies, Creycy, Creycey, Creycie, Creycies, Craicey, Cressy, du Crécy, de Crécy, Cresey, Cressey, Creecy, Crecie, Du Crecy, Ducrecy, De Crecy, Decrecy, Le Crecy and many more.

Early Notables of the Cressey family

Notable amongst the family at this time was Henri, who was made a Knight of Malta in 1545. Guy, Lord of Houssay in Vermandois, was named Captain of two hundred soldiers at the Regiment of Champlitte in 1595; Jean de Grouchy (1354-1435)...
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Cressey Ranking

In the United States, the name Cressey is the 15,548^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Cressey migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cressey Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Thomas Cressey, who landed in Maryland in 1679 2

Cressey Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

William Cressey, who arrived in Virginia in 1702 2

Cressey 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:

Cressey Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

George Cressey, aged 40, a plasterer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Collingwood" in 1875
Margaret Cressey, aged 41, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Collingwood" in 1875

Contemporary Notables of the name Cressey (post 1700) +

Roger W. Cressey (b. 1965), American former member of the United States National Security Council staff
Donald R. Cressey (1919-1987), American penologist, sociologist, and criminologist from Fergus Falls, Minnesota
George Babcock Cressey (1896-1963), American geographer, author, and academic from Tiffin, Ohio
Ingemar Cressey (b. 1980), South African semi professional surfer

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)