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![Show Contents]() Crozet History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 France
The ancestral home of the Crozet family is the French region of Auvergne. Crozet was a name for someone who lived in the place named Crozet, which refers to a village in Aubergne, where the original bearer lived or held land. Habitational names are part of a larger set of names known as local, which means that they are derived from geographical features; either from place names, which is the source for this name, or from local geographical features, which are topographical names. Early Origins of the Crozet familyThe surname Crozet was first found in Auvergne, a historic province in south central France. Early History of the Crozet familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Crozet research. Another 328 words (23 lines of text) covering the years 1293, 1333, 1401, 1506, 1558, 1566, 1582, 1649, 1655, 1661, 1712, 1716, 1717, 1738, 1739, 1740, 1800 and 1813 are included under the topic Early Crozet History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Crozet Spelling VariationsThroughout the course of history most surnames have undergone changes for many reasons. During the early development of the French language, a son and father may not have chosen to spell their name the same way. Many are simple spelling changes by a person who gave his name, phonetically, to a scribe, priest, or recorder. Many names held prefixes or suffixes which became optional as they passed through the centuries, or were adopted by different branches to signify either a political or religious adherence. Hence, we have many spelling variations of this name, Crozet some of which are Crozet, Crouzet, Croizet, Crouzette, Croizette, Cruisette, Crozette, Crozett, Cruiset, Crossier, Crozzet, Croizett, Crozier, Crouzettes, Croizettes, Cruisettes, Crozettes, Crousset, Crousett, Crousette, Croiset, Croisette, Crusier, Cruisette, Crozzier, Croizzet, Crouzzet, Crozzette, Crozzettes and many more. Early Notables of the Crozet familyMore information is included under the topic Early Crozet Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Crozet RankingIn France, the name Crozet is the 3,691st most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 1
 Crozet migration to the United States | + |
In 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec. Migration was slow. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the French Acadian presence in the Maritimes had reached 500. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The family name Crozet has made many distinguished contributions in France and New France to the world of science, culture, religion, and education. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Crozet were
Crozet Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- John B. M. Crozet who settled in Philadelphia in 1808
- Adolphe Crozet, aged 22, settled in New York in 1820
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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Crozet migration to the United States 
