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ArchivesRe: Surname: Crapo
in reply to a message by LadyBug18
I also have an ancestor with this last name, who married an English ancestor in Massachusetts. Many of my other ancestors, in both sides of the family, we're French-Canadian.
According to Ancestry.com the name possibly originated in the Bordeaux region of France. The French spelling is Crepeau, with an accent over the first 'e,' giving it an 'A' sound.
According to Ancestry.com the name possibly originated in the Bordeaux region of France. The French spelling is Crepeau, with an accent over the first 'e,' giving it an 'A' sound.
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The surname Crapo has two difference sources in North America.
Crapo (1), alteration of Crapeau, origin uncertain.
— Pierre Crapeau (Nicolas and …) from Bordeaux in Gironde (Aquitaine) m. Penelope White (Samuel and Rebecca Lapham) in Rochester, MA in 1704.
Crapo (2), alteration of Crépeau, derived from Old French cresp(e) ‘curly-haired’.
— Maurice Crépeau (Jean and Suzanne Fumoleau) from Les Roches-Baritaud in Vendée (Pays de la Loire) m. Marguerite Laverdure (Martin and Jacqueline Leliot) in Québec in 1665.
Crapo (1), alteration of Crapeau, origin uncertain.
— Pierre Crapeau (Nicolas and …) from Bordeaux in Gironde (Aquitaine) m. Penelope White (Samuel and Rebecca Lapham) in Rochester, MA in 1704.
Crapo (2), alteration of Crépeau, derived from Old French cresp(e) ‘curly-haired’.
— Maurice Crépeau (Jean and Suzanne Fumoleau) from Les Roches-Baritaud in Vendée (Pays de la Loire) m. Marguerite Laverdure (Martin and Jacqueline Leliot) in Québec in 1665.
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