Crann Surname

381,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 934 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Crann Surname Definition:

i) Nick 'the crane'; compare Stork, Gull, &c. (a) Bapt. — the son of Grane.' The initial was early changed from G to C; compare Candlin and Cammel for Gandelyn and Gamell. Grane was a common personal name in Yorkshire in the 13th and 14th centuries; v.

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Crann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada3371:109,33411,723
United States2621:1,383,43195,756
England2441:228,35319,058
New Zealand371:122,38715,192
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
France31:22,140,907385,998
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland561:79,1055,579
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England991:246,21618,027
Scotland351:106,9495,179
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

Crann Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

i) Nick 'the crane'; compare Stork, Gull, &c. (a) Bapt. — the son of Grane.' The initial was early changed from G to C; compare Candlin and Cammel for Gandelyn and Gamell. Grane was a common personal name in Yorkshire in the 13th and 14th centuries; v. Grain.

John le Cran, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Thomas le Cran, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Johannes Crane, Alicia uxor ejus, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Elisot Grane, 1379: ibid.

John Crane de Cranebrok, Close Rolls, 16 Richard II.

Stephanus Crane, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Dionisia Cranne, vidua, 1379: ibid.

John Crane, 1536: Register of the University of Oxford.

1789. Married — William Durrant and Mary Crane: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

An Old English personal name. See Cranston. In 1261 an inquest found that a man named Crane had held, by gift of King William the Lion, the lands of Inyaney and the office of gate-keeper of the royal castle, and that he never raised an army or gave assistance or did anything else in the world for the said lands, except gate-keeper of our lord the king's castle of Montrose ("Nec dederunt auxilium nec aliquid aliud in mundo pro dicta terra facerunt nisi officium Janue Castri domini Regis de Munros") (APS., I, p. 100). Cran and Crann axe current in the shires of Aberdeen, Banff, and Inverness, and Patrick Crane is recorded in Aberdeen in 1398 (CRA., p. 373). Crane is the spelling used by an old family in the parish of Maryton.

The English personal name Crane is commonly said to be from the name of the bird, but we must remember that mediaeval epithet names are often something entirely different when properly studied. So many of the beast, bird, and fish names which enter so largely into personal nomenclature belong to a very old stratum, and in fact go back definitely to heathen times, "and there is no evidence that they were given as nicknames. They are real personal names, traditional with the race, given at birth with little or no thought of any application of the name to the appearance or disposition of the child.".

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

The bird-probably first applied to a tall, meagre person. Cran, Crane. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Crane in Camborne; from grean, gravel; or croan, the cross. Hals says, "Crane adjoining Roswarne gave name to its possessor, Cit-Crane, who gave bustards or cranes for his arms; for as crana, krana, is as grus in Latin, so it is a crane in English, garan and cryhyr in the Welsh"

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Crann Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Crann Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Crann is more frequently found in Canada than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Crann click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Crann? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 381,502nd most frequently held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 7,802,512 people. The surname Crann occurs mostly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Crann are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Canada, where it is held by 337 people, or 1 in 109,334. In Canada it is most frequent in: Ontario, where 40 percent live, Newfoundland and Labrador, where 31 percent live and Alberta, where 19 percent live. Outside of Canada this surname is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent live and England, where 26 percent live.

Crann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Crann has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Crann surname grew 423 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 246 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 62 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Crann Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Crann last name are 8.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.71% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Crann earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 30.01% more than the national average, earning $56,100 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.33% less than the national average, earning $46,538 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cranne914/
Chrann911/
Crainn911/
Craunn910/
Cran892,596/
Schrann8383/
Craynne830/
Crane8078,842/
Crain8025,823/
Crean805,241/
Craun801,307/
Crang80994/
Crand80414/
Cronn80335/
Chran80301/
Crant80295/
Craan80201/
Krann8072/
Crhan8043/
Scran8023/
Crayn8012/
Crzan808/
Srann804/
Crahn803/
Cranh801/
Cramn801/
Crgan800/
Crran800/
Zrann800/
Schraunn770/
Schranne770/
Schrainn770/
Craine734,290/
Crayne731,050/
Schran73772/
Creane73499/
Crahan73474/
Craane73371/
Chrane73277/
Cramng73196/
Craten73120/
Chrand7382/
Cratin7382/
Cronne7373/
Chrang7321/
Craing7314/
Chranh7313/
Zcrhan7313/
Cramne7310/
Creant735/
Krainn734/
Tchran734/
Cragne733/
Gcrang733/
Chrank732/
Khrann732/
Chrran732/
Kcrane731/
Chrain731/
Chrant731/
Chrean731/
Chrgan731/
Craind731/
Craint731/
Crandt731/
Crasin731/
Creasn731/
Chzran731/
Scrain731/
Shrann731/
Crățan731/
Crainc731/
Crasne731/
Craune731/
Creahn730/
Crasen730/
Croonn730/
Creang730/
Creand730/
Screan730/
Croinn730/
Craihn730/
Schrasnne710/
Cram679,111/
Cron675,902/
Sran674,352/
Zran673,834/
Kran673,656/
Crassin67191/
Schrang67142/
Schramn6770/
Crausen6761/
Schraan6736/
Schrean6728/
Schrahn6716/
Cranque6715/
Schrzan6714/
Croënne6710/
Creatin676/
Jran676/
Createn675/
Schrane675/
Tschran675/
Schronn675/
Chrrand673/
Chchran672/
Qran672/
Schranc672/
Craisin672/
Chrahan671/
Craggin671/
Cranova671/
Craucen671/
Craytin671/
Shranne671/
Tchrean671/
Crón671/
Creangå671/
Craineț671/
Craitin671/
Crangue671/
Shrannd671/
Chrraan671/
Chreang671/
Croinne671/
Schrain670/
Crayten670/
Crassen670/
Craigne670/
Creasen670/
Creasin670/
Crahain670/
Cratten670/

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