Crain Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Crain Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Crain family

Profession Census Frequency
Living On Own Means 4
Coal Miner Hewer 4
Silk Weaver 4
Cotton Weaver 3
General Dealer 2
Machinist 2
Milliner 2
Railway Labourer 2
Farm Servant Agricultural Labourer 2
Agricultural Labourer 2
Saw Mill Labourer Sawyer 2
Bill Poster 2
General Servant Domestic 2
Coal Hewer 2
Boot Shoe Maker 1
Brick Layer's Labourer 1
Bricklayer's Labourer 1
Clerk In Velvet Warehouse 1
Coal Heaver 1
General Servant 1
Mechine Drawes In Wool 1
Navvy 1
Labourer At Limestone Quarry 1
Soft Silk Winder 1
Solicitor Clerk 1

Crain Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Crane 60% 43,363
2 Carne 40% 7,175
3 Craine 83% 4,610
4 Carn 60% 3,761
5 Crone 40% 3,756
6 Corn 40% 3,201
7 Crain 100% 2,145
8 Corne 20% 1,764
9 Corin 60% 1,145
10 Crean 60% 1,140
11 Caron 40% 1,101
12 Cran 80% 1,017
13 Coren 40% 801
14 Cron 60% 767
15 Crine 60% 738
16 Curne 20% 655
17 Carine 50% 566
18 Caren 40% 439
19 Carnie 50% 329
20 Creen 60% 325
21 Coran 60% 302
22 Curn 40% 277
23 Curno 20% 266
24 Coron 40% 190
25 Croan 60% 185
26 Carin 60% 176
27 Cairn 60% 160
28 Cren 60% 154
29 Creane 50% 145

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The surname Crain is the 7th most popular variant of Crane.

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