Crucheman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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• England

Etymology of Crucheman

Crucheman is a name of ancient Anglo-Saxon origin and comes from the family once having lived near a crossroads. During the Middle Ages, such intersections were important as market places and centers of trade. The surname Crucheman is derived from the Old English word cruc, which means cross. The name belongs to the class of topographic surnames, which were given to people who resided near physical features such as hills, streams, churches, or types of trees.

Early Origins of the Crucheman family

Early History of the Crucheman family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Crucheman research. Another 45 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 1255, 1260, 1273 and 1327 are included under the topic Early Crucheman History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Crucheman Spelling Variations

Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Crucheman family name include Crotchman, Crouchman, Crucheman, Crocheman and many more.

Early Notables of the Crucheman family

• Richard Crucheman a prominent landholder in 13th century Essex

Migration of the Crucheman family

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Crucheman surname or a spelling variation of the name include: Nicolas Crochet, who settled in Louisiana in 1719; Yves Crochet, who settled in New Orleans in 1785; Pelagie Benoit Crochet, who arrived in New Orleans in 1785.