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Croughton Family Crest / Croughton Coat of ArmsThe surname of CROUGHTON was of the locational group of surnames meaning 'of Croughton' the name of two small places in County Cheshire and County Northumberland. The name was originally derived from the Old English word CROUTON, literally meaning the dweller at the fork of a river in a valley. Most of the place-names that yield surnames are usually of small communities, villages, hamlets, some so insignificant that they are now lost to the map. A place-name, it is reasonable to suppose, was a useful surname only when a man moved from his place of origin to elsewhere, and his new neighbours bestowed it, or he himself adopted it. The earliest of the name appears to be CROSTONE (without surname) who was listed as a tenant-in-chief in the Domesday Book of 1086. COULTON (without surname) appears in County Northumberland in the year 1202, and Edward CRAUGHTON was recorded in County Cheshire in the year 1273. The origin of badges and emblems, are traced to the earliest times, although, Heraldry, in fact, cannot be traced later than the 12th century, or at furthest the 11th century. At first armorial bearings were probably like surnames and assumed by each warrior at his free will and pleasure, his object being to distinguish himself from others. It has long been a matter of doubt when bearing Coats of Arms first became hereditary. It is known that in the reign of Henry V (1413-1422), a proclamation was issued, prohibiting the use of heraldic ensigns to all who could not show an original and valid right, except those 'who had borne arms at Agincourt'. The College of Arms (founded in 1483) is the Royal corporation of heralds who record proved pedigrees and grant armorial bearings. The bulk of European surnames in countries such as England and France were formed in the 13th and 14th centuries. The process started earlier and continued in some places into the 19th century, but the norm is that in the 11th century people did not have surnames, whereas by the 15th century they did. William CROUGHTON of County Somerset appears during the reign of Edward III (1327-1377) and Simon Croughtone of Yorkshire, was listed in the Yorkshire Poll Tax of 1379. |
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