Cripe Family History
Cripe Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Greib which is probably a variant of Grieb and in some cases possibly also of Kreipe a topographic name of uncertain origin. Possibly also English: variant of Crippe from Middle English crippe ‘pouch’ either an occupational name for a maker of pouches or a nickname for someone who habitually wore a distinctive pouch.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022