Cremeans History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Cremeans

The Cremeans surname is an Anglicized form of the Gaelic Ó Cruimín, which means "descendant of Cruimín," which is derived from the word "crom," meaning "bent," or "crooked."

Early Origins of the Cremeans family

Early History of the Cremeans family

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Cremeans Spelling Variations

Names during the Middle Ages were typically recorded as they sounded and in many cases, one's surname spelling changed with each record. Spelling variations revealed in the search for the origin of the Cremeans family name include Cremin, Crimmin, Cremins, O Cremin, McCremon and others.

Early Notables of the Cremeans family

Notable among the family name at this time was Charles MacCarty (Cormac Oge McCarthy), (d. 1640). He was from the ancient line of Dermot McCarthy, King of Munster, and was created the 1st Viscount Muskerry in 1628. His motto was...
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Cremeans Ranking

In the United States, the name Cremeans is the 13,821^st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Cremeans family

Irish families began leaving their homeland for North America in the late 18th century. These families were usually modestly well off, but they were looking forward to owning and working on a sizable tract of land of their own. This pattern of emigration continued until the 1840s when the Great Potato Famine sparked a major exodus of destitute and desperate Irish people. These people were not leaving for a grant of land in North America because by this time the East Coast had reached its saturation point and free land was scarce. They were merely looking to escape the disease, starvation, and hopelessness that Ireland had fallen into. Although these unfortunate immigrants did not receive a warm welcome by the established populations in the United States and what would become Canada, they were absolutely critical to the rapid development that these two nations enjoyed. They would help populate the western lands and provide the cheap labor required for a rapid industrialization. An examination of passenger and immigration lists has revealed many early bearers of the name Cremeans or one of its variants: Daniel McCarty, who came to Boston in 1742; David McCarty, who settled in Maryland in 1755; Alexander McCarthy, recorded in the New York Colonial Muster Rolls in 1760.