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![Show Contents]() Crowds History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The ancient Anglo-Saxon surname Crowds came from the baptismal name Cudbert. Baptismal names began to appear as surnames relatively late in the growth of the naming tradition. This is a little surprising, given the popularity of biblical figures in the Christian countries of Europe. Nevertheless, surnames derived from baptismal names grew in popularity during the Middle Ages, and have become one of the foremost sources for surnames. Early Origins of the Crowds familyThe surname Crowds was first found in Yorkshire, where they held a family seat from the Middle Ages. Further to the north in Scotland, Cruden or Invercruden, is "a parish, in the district of Ellon, county of Aberdeen, 7 miles from Peterhead; containing, with the villages of Finnyfold or Whinnie-Fauld, Bullers-Buchan, and the Ward. This place was the scene of a memorable battle fought in the year 1005, upon a plain near the bay of Ardendraught, between Malcolm II. and the Danes under Canute, in which the latter, who had a castle in the neighbourhood, were totally defeated. " 1 Early History of the Crowds familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Crowds research. Another 63 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1379, 1545, 1546, 1589, 1592, 1676, 1699, 1701, 1737 and 1770 are included under the topic Early Crowds History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Crowds Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Crowds family name include Crewdson, Crowdson, Croudson, Cruden and others. Early Notables of the Crowds familyNotables of the family at this time include Ricardus Crudde, a prominent landholder in 14th century Yorkshire.
Alexander Cruden (1699-1770), was a Scottish author of an early concordance to the Bible, a proofreader and publisher, and self-styled Corrector of the nation's morals. 2 He was the "second son of William Cruden, a merchant in Aberdeen, one of the...
Another 56 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Crowds Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Crowds familyFor political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Crowds surname or a spelling variation of the name include: Robert Crowdson who arrived in Virginia in 1699.
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
- Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
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