Crutchley family
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The surname Crutchley is most probably topographical in its origin. It indicates a person who lived in a clearing with a cross.
The surname Crutchley is believed to have originated in England during the Anglo Saxon era, with Crutchley ancestors often traceable as far back in time as the 11th and 12th centuries.
The surname Crutchley is strongly linked to the English Midlands region of the UK, particularly in the region of Rugeley in Staffordshire. However it first appears in written records in Lancashire during the medieval period.
[edit] See also
- List of Old English (Anglo-Saxon) surnames
