Crane Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Crane Name Meaning: Taken from middle English 'cran' or 'crane' the bird & was used as a nickname for someone with these specific features.

Indicated towards somebody who may have provided these certain details i.e'tall','thin',' lengthy legs'.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Crane Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Crane family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 470
Agricultural Labourer 241
House Servant 87
Labourer 76
Servant 47
Farm Labourer 46
At Home 43
Laundress 30
Shoe Maker 30
Dress Maker 29
Pauper 25
Scholar At Home 25
Frame Work Knitter 23
Carpenter 20
General Servant 19
Annuitant 14
Charwoman 14
Blacksmith 13
House Keeper 12
Farmers Son 12
Errand Boy 12
Farm Work Knitter 12
Farm Servant 11
Farmer 11
Wife Of Above 10

Crane Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Crane 100% 43,363
2 Carne 60% 7,175
3 Craine 83% 4,610
4 Carn 40% 3,761
5 Crone 80% 3,756
6 Corn 40% 3,201
7 Crain 60% 2,145
8 Corne 60% 1,764
9 Corin 40% 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 80% 738
16 Curne 60% 655
17 Carine 67% 566
18 Caren 40% 439
19 Carnie 50% 329
20 Creen 40% 325
21 Coran 60% 302
22 Curn 40% 277
23 Curno 40% 266
24 Coron 40% 190
25 Croan 60% 185
26 Carin 40% 176
27 Cairn 20% 160
28 Cren 60% 154
29 Creane 83% 145

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The surname Crane is the most popular version of all its varients

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