| ![Show Contents]() Creck History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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England
Etymology of CreckWhat does the name Creck mean? Creck is a name of ancient Anglo-Saxon origin and comes from the family once having lived in the parish of Crick, in the diocese of Peterborough. This place-name is derived from the Old English word creke, which means a creek. Early Origins of the Creck familyThe surname Creck was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D. Early History of the Creck familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Creck research. Another 89 words (6 lines of text) covering the year 1789 is included under the topic Early Creck History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Creck Spelling VariationsSound 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 Creck family name include Criche, Crich, Crick, Critch, Creyke, Creik, Criek and many more. Early Notables of the Creck familyMore information is included under the topic Early Creck Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Creck migration to the United States | + |
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 Creck surname or a spelling variation of the name include:
Creck Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Sebastian Creck, German who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1727 aboard the ship "William and Sarah" 1
Creck Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Pedro Creck, aged 33, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1847 2
- Egle, William Henry. Names of foreigners who took the oath of allegiance to the province and state of Pennsylvania... Edwin K. Meyers state printer, 1892
- 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)
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