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