| ![Show Contents]() Cracraft History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England Early Origins of the Cracraft familyThe surname Cracraft was first found in Lincolnshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that shire. Early History of the Cracraft familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cracraft research. Another 164 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1043, 1097, 1184, 1190, 1401, 1455, 1487, 1510, 1534, 1550 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Cracraft History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Cracraft Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Craycroft, Cracroft, Cracroft, Crawcroft, Craycraft, Cracraft, Craycrofte, Cracrofte, Crawcroft and many more. Early Notables of the Cracraft familyMore information is included under the topic Early Cracraft Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Cracraft RankingIn the United States, the name Cracraft is the 16,993rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 Migration of the Cracraft familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..
| Contemporary Notables of the name Cracraft (post 1700) | + |
- James Cracraft, American historian, professor emeritus of history at the University of Illinois, awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1999
- Mary M. Cracraft, American Democratic Party politician, Member, National Labor Relations Board, 1986-91 2
- John W. Cracraft, American politician, Member of West Virginia State House of Delegates from Kanawha County, 1867 2
- George A. Cracraft, American Democratic Party politician, Postmaster at Wheeling, Virginia, 1853-57 2
- Elbridge G. Cracraft, American Democratic Party politician, Member of West Virginia State House of Delegates from Ohio County, 1870-71; Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1880 2
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