Crosby Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Crosby last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Crosby last name
Meaning of the Crosby last name: village with a cross. Crosby is an English surname from places in Cumbria, Lancashire and Lincolnshire whose Old Norse name means "village with a cross". The last name is strongest in north-west England and Yorkshire. A curious detail of this surname origin: the places were named by Viking settlers, many arriving from Ireland, who had already become Christian and marked their villages with a cross.
Arms associated with the Crosby name
A blazon is the short formal description of a coat of arms, written in old heraldic French, and arms associated with Crosby families are described the same way.
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Crosby name FAQ
What does the Crosby name mean?
Village with a cross. Common variants include Crosbie, Crosbey, Crosbee.
Where does the Crosby surname come from?
It originates in England, and is also found in the United States, Ireland and Australia.
Is there a Crosby coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Crosby coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: Reaney & Wilson, Dictionary of English Surnames; Dictionary of American Family Names (Oxford).