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'.
Discover how your Crane ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 44 |
| Buckinghamshire | 51 |
| Berkshire | 52 |
| Cambridgeshire | 138 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 82 |
| Cornwall | 2 |
| Cumberland | 51 |
| Derbyshire | 75 |
| Devon | 50 |
| Dorset | 42 |
| Durham | 154 |
| Essex | 536 |
| Gloucestershire | 167 |
| Hampshire | 98 |
| Herefordshire | 12 |
| Hertfordshire | 204 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 8 |
| Isle of Man | 3 |
| Kent | 256 |
| Lancashire | 936 |
| Leicestershire | 313 |
| Lincolnshire | 112 |
| London | 1,368 |
| Middlesex | 419 |
| Northumberland | 62 |
| Norfolk | 440 |
| Northamptonshire | 177 |
| Nottinghamshire | 134 |
| Oxfordshire | 13 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 8 |
| Shropshire | 76 |
| Suffolk | 444 |
| Somerset | 154 |
| Surrey | 278 |
| Sussex | 62 |
| Staffordshire | 168 |
| Warwickshire | 145 |
| Westmorland | 11 |
| Wiltshire | 37 |
| Worcestershire | 255 |
| Yorkshire | 374 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 6 |
| Cardiganshire | 2 |
| Carnarvonshire | 6 |
| Carmarthenshire | 3 |
| Denbighshire | 2 |
| Flintshire | 3 |
| Glamorgan | 94 |
| Merionethshire | 4 |
| Montgomeryshire | 3 |
| Monmouthshire | 75 |
| Pembrokeshire | 2 |
| Radnorshire | 11 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 784 |
| Farm Labourer | 82 |
| General Labourer | 71 |
| Private Means | 56 |
| Labourer | 51 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 37 |
| Farmer | 37 |
| Dressmaker | 35 |
| Carman | 33 |
| Assisting In Business | 32 |
| None | 32 |
| Shop Assistant | 30 |
| Clerk | 29 |
| Domestic Servant | 27 |
| Laundress | 27 |
| Bricklayer | 26 |
| Cotton Weaver | 26 |
| At Home | 24 |
| At School | 24 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 24 |
| Scholar | 23 |
| House Keeper | 22 |
| Gardener Domestic | 21 |
| Charwoman | 21 |
| Old Age Pensioner | 20 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Crane | 2,743 |
| Mary Crane | 2,723 |
| John Crane | 2,301 |
| Elizabeth Crane | 1,645 |
| Thomas Crane | 1,552 |
| George Crane | 1,526 |
| James Crane | 1,435 |
| Sarah Crane | 1,410 |
| Charles Crane | 987 |
| Henry Crane | 926 |
| Ann Crane | 803 |
| Eliza Crane | 721 |
| Jane Crane | 661 |
| Emma Crane | 656 |
| Robert Crane | 643 |
| Edward Crane | 629 |
| Alice Crane | 625 |
| Ellen Crane | 624 |
| Joseph Crane | 599 |
| Annie Crane | 558 |
| Frederick Crane | 500 |
| Margaret Crane | 495 |
| Samuel Crane | 488 |
| Alfred Crane | 474 |
| Arthur Crane | 473 |
| 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 |
The surname Crane is the most popular version of all its varients