Crépin Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Crépin last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Crépin last name
Meaning of the Crépin last name: crispin. Crépin is a French surname from Crépin, Crispin, the patron saint of shoemakers, martyred at Soissons. It is common in northern France and Picardy. Related last names include Crespin and Crispin, and shoemakers' guilds kept his feast on 25 October.
Arms associated with the Crépin name
French heraldry loved the fleur-de-lis, the lion and bold bands of colour, and coats of arms associated with the Crépin surname grew in that tradition; even the words of a blazon come from Old French.
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Crépin name FAQ
What does the Crépin name mean?
Crispin. Common variants include Crespin, Crispin.
Where does the Crépin surname come from?
It originates in France, and is also found in Canada, Belgium and Switzerland.
Is there a Crépin coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Crépin coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: Albert Dauzat, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de famille et prénoms de France (Larousse); Marie-Thérèse Morlet, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de famille (Perrin, 1991).