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The Anglo-Saxon name Crouchman comes from when the family resided near a crossroads. During the Middle Ages, such intersections were important as market places and centers of trade. The surname Crouchman is derived from the Old English word cruc, which means cross. The name belongs to the class of topographic surnames, which were given to people who resided near physical features such as hills, streams, churches, or types of trees.
The surname Crouchman was first found in Essex, where they held a family seat from ancient times.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Crouchman research. Another 45 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 1255, 1260, 1273 and 1327 are included under the topic Early Crouchman History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Crouchman has been recorded under many different variations, including Crotchman, Crouchman, Crucheman, Crocheman and many more.
More information is included under the topic Early Crouchman Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Crouchman or a variant listed above:
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: