Map of England showing where the Crumpton arms are recorded
The Crumpton arms were recorded in Lancaster, c. 1664.
Lancashire was divided among a great many small landed families, more than most northern counties. Estates were passed down whole rather than split up, so the same names hold the same ground for centuries in the records.
This is where the arms were entered in the register. Families often moved to other parts of the country, so the same name can turn up in more than one region.
The body that granted and recorded arms in England in this period.
Charles II of England
Sovereign of the period
Charles II of England
1660–1685
Reigning in England when the Crumpton arms are first recorded.
How Arms Worked in England
English heraldry allowed arms to be shared by all legitimate descendants of the original owner. These symbols were treated as personal property that moved through the generations to all children. While the eldest son kept the original design, other family members could use the same shield without needing to change it or register their own unique versions.
Granting authority
The College of Arms in London has regulated the use of coats of arms throughout England and Wales since 1484.
How they got arms
Families typically obtained their coats of arms through a formal grant from the Crown or by proving their ancient right to them.
Where arms were recorded
All official coats of arms are recorded in the registers kept at the College of Arms, which date back to the fifteenth century.
The family's standing
Recorded among the armigerous families of Lancaster.
Origin & History of the Crumpton Family in England
The surname Crumpton is a locative name, meaning it originally identified people who lived near a specific geographic feature or settlement. The name is derived from the Old English words "crumb," meaning crooked or bent, and "tun," meaning an enclosure or a village. This suggests that the earliest ancestors bearing this name likely resided near a winding river or a curved piece of land. By the year 1664, records confirm that members of the Crumpton family were well-established in the county of Lancaster in England. During this period, families in the region were often deeply connected to the local landscape and the agricultural life of the parish. As these individuals moved through the seventeenth century, they helped shape the local community, leaving behind a legacy that is documented in early legal and church registers of the English Northwest.
Related Branches & Arms
Root word
Crumb-tun
A combination of crooked or bent and a farmstead or settlement.
This name
CrumptonRefers to a person who lived at a settlement located on a crooked or winding piece of land.
also spelled
Cromptont
Cromptone
Krompton
Crumpton
Documented Sources
Sir Bernard Burke, The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, London: Harrison & Sons, 1884
Bardsley, Charles Wareing, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, 1901
Lancashire Archives, Bishop's Transcripts of Parish Registers, 1664
Reaney, P.H., A Dictionary of British Surnames, 1958
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