Creak History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

Early Origins of the Creak family

The surname Creak was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat from early times. Craik is also a village in Craik Forest, by the Airhouse Burn in the Scottish Borders.

Early History of the Creak family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Creak research. Another 191 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1296 and 1413 are included under the topic Early Creak History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Creak Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Crake, Craik, Crayke, Craike, Creike, Creyke and others.

Early Notables of the Creak family

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Creak migration to the United States +

Creak Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Hugh Creak, who arrived in Maryland in 1648 1

Creak Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

L H Creak, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 1

The Creak Motto +

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: Providence

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)