The founding heritage of the Crieur family is in the Anglo-Saxon culture that once dominated in Britain. The name Crieur comes from when one of the family worked as a town crier, or for an officer of a court who made public announcements. These offices were important in the Middle Ages, since the majority of the population were illiterate; thus information could only be spread among the common people through verbal means. The surname Crieur is derived from the Old English word criere, which in turn came from the Old French word criere, which was the nominative case of the word crieur, which means crier.
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Early Origins of the Crieur family
The surname Crieur was first found in Worcestershire, where they held a family seat from ancient times.
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Early History of the Crieur family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Crieur research. Another 62 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1221, 1269, 1379, 1590 and 1788 are included under the topic Early Crieur History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Crieur Spelling Variations
The first dictionaries that appeared in the last few hundred years did much to standardize the English language. Before that time, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. The language was changing, incorporating pieces of other languages, and the spelling of names changed with it. Crieur has been spelled many different ways, including Cryer, Cryour, Crier, Criur, Crieur, Crioure and others.
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Early Notables of the Crieur family
Distinguished members of the family include
Robert le Crieur a prominent landholder in 13th century Northumberland
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Migration of the Crieur family
Thousands of English families in this era began to emigrate the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. Although the passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe, those who made the voyage safely were rewarded with opportunities unavailable to them in their homeland. Research into passenger and immigration lists has revealed some of the very first Crieurs to arrive in North America: William Cryer who arrived in Maryland in 1722 and Jane Cryer in America in 1755.
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