Craas is a name whose history is connected to the ancient Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from when the Craas family once lived in Lincolnshire.
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Early Origins of the Craas family
The surname Craas was first found in Lincolnshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times.
Early History of the Craas family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Craas research. Another 111 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1086, 1130, 1203, 1273, 1277, 1379 and 1698 are included under the topic Early Craas History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Craas Spelling Variations
Sound 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 Craas family name include Crass, Crassus, Cras, Craas, Crace, Craise, Craze, Grass, Grasse, Gras and many more.
Early Notables of the Craas family
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Migration of the Craas family
For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, 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 Craas surname or a spelling variation of the name include: Christopher Crass who arrived in Philadelphia in 1785.
