Crestien History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Crestien family

Early History of the Crestien family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Crestien research. Another 159 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1081, 1135, 1183, 1317, 1330, 1382, 1414, 1730, 1754, 1756, 1811, 1835, 1840 and 1909 are included under the topic Early Crestien History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Crestien Spelling Variations

Throughout the course of history most surnames have undergone changes for many reasons. During the early development of the French language, a son and father may not have chosen to spell their name the same way. Many are simple spelling changes by a person who gave his name, phonetically, to a scribe, priest, or recorder. Many names held prefixes or suffixes which became optional as they passed through the centuries, or were adopted by different branches to signify either a political or religious adherence. Hence, we have many spelling variations of this name, Crestien some of which are Cretien, Chrétien, Chretien, Crestien and others.

Early Notables of the Crestien family

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