Crowninshield: Surname History and Family Crest

The Crowninshield last name has English roots. The usual explanation, from Elsdon Smith, is “dweller at the sign of the crown and shield”.

Where the name comes from

Landscape names of this kind told neighbours where a family's house stood.

Arms associated with the name

If a Crowninshield family bore arms, our report explains whose they were and what the blazon shows.

Get the complete Crowninshield report, with a museum-style coat of arms.