Crouder History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England
Ireland
Scotland

The Crouder name was coined by the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. Crouder was originally a name given to someone who worked as a person who played a crowd, a stringed instrument similar to a fiddle or six-string violin. This instrument was known as a crouth or croude in Old English, and is still known as a crwth in Wales and as a cruit in Ireland. People in the West of England still refer to a fiddle as a crowdy-kit. 1 Professional musicians of this sort made their livings primarily by playing at medieval fairs and wedding feasts. In Scotland "crowdie" means porridge.

Early Origins of the Crouder family

The surname Crouder was first found in Kent where it is generally understood that the first record of the name was found in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1275 as Richard le Cruder. 2 3 A few years later, Hugo le Crouder was listed in Leicestershire in 1278 and Kenwrick le Cruther was listed in the Assize Rolls of Cheshire in 1289. 3 In Yorkshire, Adam le Crouther was listed in 1296 and Katerina Crowder and Thomas Crouder were listed in the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379. 2

Early History of the Crouder family

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Crouder Spelling Variations

It is only in the last few hundred years that the English language has been standardized. For that reason, early Anglo-Saxon surnames like Crouder are characterized by many spelling variations. As the English language changed and incorporated elements of other European languages, even literate people changed the spelling of their names. The variations of the name Crouder include: Crowder, Crowther, Crouder, Crowdder, Crodare, Crowdair, Crowdere, Crowthers, Crouder, Croader, Croather, Crother, Crawther, Craudder, Crauther, Crauder, Craudair, Crothair, Crowthair, Crowthare, Croder, Crouter, Crowter and many more.

Early Notables of the Crouder family

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Migration of the Crouder family to Ireland

Some of the Crouder family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Crouder migration to the United States +

Many English families tired of political and religious strife left Britain for the new colonies in North America. Although the trip itself offered no relief - conditions on the ships were extremely cramped, and many travelers arrived diseased, starving, and destitute - these immigrants believed the opportunities that awaited them were worth the risks. Once in the colonies, many of the families did indeed prosper and, in turn, made significant contributions to the culture and economies of the growing colonies. An inquiry into the early roots of North American families has revealed a number of immigrants bearing the name Crouder or a variant listed above:

Crouder Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Phineas Crouder, who settled in Philadelphia in 1860
Phineas Crouder who settled in Philadelphia in 1860

Crouder migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Crouder Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Mr. Anthony Crouder U.E. who settled in Eastern District [Cornwall], Ontario c. 1783 4
Mr. Isaac Crouder U.E. who settled in Eastern District [Cornwall], Ontario c. 1783 4
Mr. James Crouder U.E. who settled in Eastern District [Cornwall], Ontario c. 1783 4
Mr. John Crouder U.E. who settled in Eastern District [Cornwall], Ontario c. 1783 4
Mr. William Crouder U.E. who settled in Eastern District [Cornwall], Ontario c. 1783 4
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Citations +

Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X