Critchett Family History
Critchett Name Meaning
English (Devon): nickname from an unrecorded Old French crochard a derivative either of Old French crochu ‘bent hooked misshapen’ or of Old French croche ‘crook hook crutch’ + the pejorative suffix -ard. It may have denoted someone who was physically bent or crooked or who used a crutch. By the early 16th century Crochard developed to Cruchett then to Critchett by an unrounding of the vowel that is recorded for example in Devon placenames.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022