Cressy or de Cressy is a surname of French origin. It is a French and English toponymic surname of Norman origin for people who lived in Cressy, Seine-Maritime, Cressy-sur-Somme or Cressy-Omencourt. It is also a Southern French toponymic surname for people who lived on rocky land, based on the Occitan words cres and gres. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
David Cressy, American historian and professor Emily Cressy (born 1989), American footballer Gordon Cressy (born 1943), Canadian politician Harold Cressy (1889–1916), South African headteacher and activist Hugh de Cressy (died 1189), Anglo-Norman administrator and nobleman Hugh de Cressy (1570–1643), English judge in Ireland Hugh Cressy (MP), Member of Parliament for Nottinghamshire Joe Cressy (born 1984), Canadian politician Maxime Cressy (born 1997), American tennis player Serenus de Cressy (c. 1605–1674), English monk Will Cressy (1863–1930), American vaudeville comedian and playwright
Middle name
Abraham Cressy Morrison (1864–1951), American chemist John Cressy-Hall (1843–1894), English cricketer and merchant Theodore Cressy Skeat (1907–2003), British academic and librarian Violet Cressy-Marcks (1895–1970), British explorer
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