McCrewyer is a name that evolved among the descendants of the people of the kingdom of Dalriada in ancient
Scotland. It is a name for a person who worked as a
brewster or
brewer. McCrewyer is an
occupational name, given to someone who held the
occupation of a brewer of ale. The inclusion of the feminine suffix
-ster, indicates that this was originally a woman's
occupation. Members of the McCrewyer family were originally found in
Lanarkshire, where the family can trace its origin to shortly after the
Norman Conquest, in 1066.
Early Origins of the McCrewyer family
The surname McCrewyer was first found in
Lanarkshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Lannraig) a former county in the central Strathclyde region of
Scotland, now divided into the Council Areas of North
Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, and the City of Glasgow. The Scord of Brouster is one of the earliest Neolithic farm sites in
Shetland,
Scotland dating back to 2220 BC. Some of the earliest records of the family include: Nicholaus, braciator regis (i.e. the king's brewer), was present at the perambulation of lands in 1219; Johannes the 'braciator' was one of the 'native men' of the Abbey of Dunfermline in the thirteenth century; and Thomas le Breuester of the forest of Passeley in the county of Lanark rendered homage in 1296.
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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)
Early History of the McCrewyer family
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McCrewyer Spelling Variations
Spelling and translation were not standardized practices until the last few centuries.
Spelling variations are extremely common among early Scottish names. McCrewyer has been spelled Brewster, Broster, Brouster, Brewester, Brostar and many more.
Early Notables of the McCrewyer family (pre 1700)
Notable amongst the family at this time was Robert Brewster (1599-1663), an English politician and officer who sat in the House of Commons between 1645 and 1659, he was a general in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War; Francis Brewster (1623- 1671), an English...
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Migration of the McCrewyer family to Ireland
Some of the McCrewyer family moved to
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Migration of the McCrewyer family to the New World and Oceana
Scottish settlers arrived in many of the communities that became the backbones of the United States and Canada. Many stayed, but some headed west for the endless open country of the prairies. In the American
War of Independence, many Scots who remained loyal to
England re-settled in Canada as United Empire Loyalists. Scots across North America were able to recover much of their lost heritage in the 20th century as
Clan societies and highland games sprang up across North America. Early immigration and passenger lists have documented some of the first McCrewyers to arrive on North American shores: William Brewster who arrived in the " Mayflower" and settled in Plymouth in 1620, where he was the religious leader of the Plymouth Colony. He was from the
Essex branch of the family, and one of his descendants was Henry Calvin Brewster of Rochester, New York..
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Citations
- ^ 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)