Crampin Family History

Probably a late spelling of the now rare or extinct Crampon. As Wilson suggests, it is a contracted form of Cramphorn which occurs in west Essex from the 16th century. Compare William Cramphorne 1570, Francis Crampon 1686 in IGI (Willingale Doe, Essex); Edward Crampan 1563, Daniel Cramphorne 1656 in IGI (Epping, Essex).

However, in other counties, Crampon appears to be a reduced form of Crampton or Crompton as implied by correlations like Elizabeth Crampon 1559, Richard Crampton 1561, John Crompton 1611 in IGI (Norwich, Norfolk); Rychard Crampton 1579, Elyzabethe Crampon 1579 in IGI (Cranbrook, Kent).

There is evidence of it in west Essex too: John Crompton 1633, Thomas Crampan 1732, Thomas Crampton 1740 in IGI (Chigwell, Essex). This may have led to confusion between Crampton, Crompton, and Cramphorn. Compare Joanna Crampon 1718, Daniel Cramphorn 1722, Henry Crampthon 1752, Henry Crampton 1755 in IGI (Leyton, Essex); Tho Cramphorn 1740, William Crampton 1853, Sarah Crompton 1856 in IGI (Waltham Abbey, Essex).

Crampon flourished in Essex villages near Sawbridgeworth (Herts) where Cramphorn originated, but Crampin belongs to E Essex where Cramphorn first appears in the late 17th century in the Colchester area.