Crappe History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Etymology of Crappe

What does the name Crappe mean?

Crappe is an Anglo-Saxon name. The name was originally given to a mower, or field laborer. The surname Crappe was originally derived from the Old English word cropp, which means cut, which was quite common in Lancashire.

Early Origins of the Crappe family

The surname Crappe was first found in Lancashire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Crappe family

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Crappe Spelling Variations

One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Crappe has appeared include Cropper, Crowper, Crapper and others.

Early Notables of the Crappe family

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Crappe migration to the United States +

At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Crappe arrived in North America very early:

Crappe Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Crappe, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 1

Sources +

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)