Crosier Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Crozier surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

What Crosier means

Crosier belongs to the Crozier family of names, which has English roots. The name is generally explained as “Someone who bears a cross”.

Only a small detail separates the spellings: Crosier has “s” where Crozier has “z”. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. 1,949 Americans were listed as Crosier in the 2010 census. That is enough to place it in the top 25,000 American surnames.

Want more than a summary? See the Crosier family name pack.