| ![Show Contents]() Crossett History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of CrossettWhat does the name Crossett mean? The Crossett surname comes from the Italian word "croce" from the Latin "crux," meaning "cross." Early Origins of the Crossett familyThe surname Crossett was first found in Vicenza, anciently known as Vicetia, a town in Venetia, capital of the province of Vicenza. It was conquered by the Venetians in 1405. It has many beautiful palaces and churches, galleries and museums. The cathedral is Gothic. The original church SS.Felice e Fortunato was built in 975 but has been much altered. It is notable for its development painters, architects, sculptors and scholars. Natives were Trissino, Palladio, Pigafetta, Fogazzaro, Mantegna, Montagna, Speranza, Scamozzi and Buoncosiglio. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry. Early History of the Crossett familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Crossett research. Another 192 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1546, 1550, 1558, 1559, 1603, 1609, 1628, 1652, 1676 and 1688 are included under the topic Early Crossett History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Crossett Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Croce, Croci, Della Croce, Crose, Crocetti, Crucitti, Crosetti, Crosetto, Crosio, Crosara, Crociato and many more. Early Notables of the Crossett familythe Cruce family of Venetia. Giulio Cesare Croce (1550-1609) was an Italian writer, actor and producer of plays; Giovanni Croce (c.1558-1609), Italian composer and priest, Choirmaster of St Mark's, Venice, from 1603 to 1609 when he died; Giovanni Croce...
Another 38 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Crossett Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Crossett Rankingthe United States, the name Crossett is the 15,547th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
| Crossett migration to the United States | + |
Crossett Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Martha Crossett, who landed in New England in 1716 2
- James Crossett, who landed in New England in 1736 2
Crossett Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- William Crossett, who arrived in South Carolina in 1811 2
- Andy Crossett, who arrived in Boston in 1850
- Mary Crossett, who settled in New York in 1852
- Mary J. Crossett, who arrived in Vermont sometime between 1856 and 1926
- Andrew Thomas Crossett, who arrived in Maryland in 1898
| Contemporary Notables of the name Crossett (post 1700) | + |
- Matthew Adam Crossett (b. 1985), American NFL football punter for the Indianapolis Colts
- Howard Wallace Crossett (1918-1968), American silver medalist bobsledder at the 1952 Winter Olympics
- Stanley Roy Crossett (1900-1992), Canadian professional NHL ice hockey defenceman
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- 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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