The Anglo-Saxon name Crocford comes from when the family resided in Crockford, a remote village in the county of Oxford. This place-name is derived from the Old English word Cocford, which referred to those individuals who lived by the ford of potters.
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Early Origins of the Crocford family
The surname Crocford was first found in Surrey where they held a family seat from very ancient times.
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Early History of the Crocford family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Crocford research. Another 96 words (7 lines of text) covering the year 1214 is included under the topic Early Crocford History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Crocford Spelling Variations
Before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, French and other languages became incorporated into English through the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Crocford include Crockford, Crockfords, Crocford, Crochford and many more.
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Early Notables of the Crocford family
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Migration of the Crocford family
A great wave of immigration to the New World was the result of the enormous political and religious disarray that struck England at that time. Families left for the New World in extremely large numbers. The long journey was the end of many immigrants and many more arrived sick and starving. Still, those who made it were rewarded with an opportunity far greater than they had known at home in England. These emigrant families went on to make significant contributions to these emerging colonies in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants: James Crockford who landed in Boston, Massachusetts, in the year 1651; and started a family from which many of the North American Crockfords are descended. Another John Crockford landed in 1750..
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