Crissey Coat of Arms, Crest and Name Facts

Arms linked to Criss and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

What Crissey means

Whether you spell it Crissey or Criss, the story begins in the same place. Its meaning, shared with Criss, is “A descendant of Crist”.

Crissey is built on the same root as Criss, with the ending -ey. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. The same family of names includes Crissy and Kriss. The 2010 US Census counted 436 people named Crissey, ranking it number 48,436 among American surnames.

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