Creach History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England
Scotland

Early Origins of the Creach family

The surname Creach was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat from early times. Craik is also a village in Craik Forest, by the Airhouse Burn in the Scottish Borders.

Early History of the Creach family

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Creach Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Crake, Craik, Crayke, Craike, Creike, Creyke and others.

Early Notables of the Creach family

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Creach Ranking

In France, the name Creach is the 4,617^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 1

Creach migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Creach Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Hugh Creach, aged 30, who arrived in Maryland in 1812 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Creach (post 1700) +

M. W. Creach, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Philippine Islands, 1904 3

The Creach Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Providence

Sources +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 28) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html