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The name Crocfithy is part of the ancient legacy of the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. It is a product of when the family lived 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.
The surname Crocfithy was first found in Surrey where they held a family seat from very ancient times.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Crocfithy research. Another 96 words (7 lines of text) covering the year 1214 is included under the topic Early Crocfithy History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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. Crocfithy has been spelled many different ways, including Crockford, Crockfords, Crocford, Crochford and many more.
More information is included under the topic Early Crocfithy Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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 Crocfithys to arrive in North America: 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..