The origin of the name Crabb is English and the Coat of Arms contains A blue shield with a silver chevron between three silver fleur de lys. The Crest is A lion's claw holding a dagger.
Spelling variations include: Crabb, Crabbe, Crab, Crabe and others.
First found in Cambridge where they held a family seat from early times.
Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: John Crabb who settled in Boston in 1630; followed by another John Crabb, who settled in Dorchester in 1630; who arrived on the sailing ship "Mary and John." He moved to Connecticut in 1632. Richard Crabb was a representative in 1639 from Wethersfield, Massachusetts.
