| ![Show Contents]() Crampe History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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England
Etymology of CrampeWhat does the name Crampe mean? Crampe is a name of ancient Anglo-Saxon origin and comes from the family once having lived in Worcester. The surname is derived from the word Crump, which originated as a nickname for a person who was crooked in the physical sense of stooping with age or illness. Early Origins of the Crampe familyThe surname Crampe was first found in Worcestershire where they held a family seat from early times. Early History of the Crampe familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Crampe research. Another 68 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1200, 1275, 1523 and 1610 are included under the topic Early Crampe History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Crampe Spelling VariationsSound 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 Crampe family name include Cramp, Cram, Cromp, Crompe, Cramb, Crampe, Crame and many more. Early Notables of the Crampe familyMore information is included under the topic Early Crampe Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Crampe migration to the United States | + |
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 Crampe surname or a spelling variation of the name include:
Crampe Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Thomas Crampe, who landed in Virginia in 1623 1
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Fide et amore
Motto Translation: By fidelity and love.
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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