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There are approximately 341 people named Crosier in the UK. That makes it the 12,398th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 5 are named Crosier.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Occupational Name

Related and similar surnames

Crozier
Criser
Croaker
Crogier
Crocker
Croasier
Croaser
Croazier
Chrosier
Chroser
Croazer
Chrozier
Croasor
Croiser
Croisier
Crocier
Croisiere
Carosier
Coroser
Carossier
Crociere
Carrosier
Crocer
Croisar
Croisieres

The Crosier surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

A bishop's staff, with a cross on the top in the form of a crutch or T. A sign over a shop.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

CROSIER. A crosier is a bishop's staff, fashioned like a shepherd's crook, symbolical of his spiritual pastorate — but this is an unlikely origin for the name, which is more probably dei'ived fi'om the old Fr. croiseur, one who stamps or marks anything with a cross, or perhaps from croise, one who has designated himself with the Christian symbol — a Crusader.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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