Crane (surname)
Crane is a surname. The name is a derivative from "Cron" in Old English or is the English translation of the German "Krahn" or "Kranich."[1] According to The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain & Ireland, "Cron," "Krahn" and "Kranich" all mean "crown" in both Old English and German respectively. According to the same source, "Crone" is also compared with "Crane", "Crown", "Cron" and "Crowne".[2] In some places in Britain, "Crane", when used as a name, can also be a reference to a tall, slender man, similar to the bird, "Crane" or to someone with long legs. Both the modern English version of "Crane" and modern German versions of "Krahn" or "Kranich" are more commonly associated with the tall bird than with a crown and the Old English and Old German translations have become less common.
Notable people with the surname include:
- Albert Victor Crane (1923–2003), Australian politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1974 to 1989, representing the seat of Moore
- Andy Crane (b. 1964), English radio and television presenter
- Arthur G. Crane (1877–1955), American teacher and politician
- Barry Crane (1927–1985), American television producer and director and bridge player
- Ben Crane (b. 1976), American professional golfer
- Bob Crane (1928–1978), American DJ and actor, played Hogan in the sitcom Hogan's Heroes
- Bob Crane (cricketer) (1942–2013), Australian cricketer
- Brian Crane, American cartoonist, creator of the Pickles comic strip
- Bruce Crane (1857–1937) American tonalist painter
- Callum Crane, Scottish footballer
- Caprice Crane (b. 1974), American screenwriter, author, and producer
- Charles Crane, former mayor of Honolulu (1938–41)
- Charles Howard Crane (1885–1952), American architect
- Charles Richard Crane (1858–1939), American philanthropist
- Cheryl Crane (b. 1943), daughter of actress Lana Turner
- Dan Crane (1936-2020), American dentist and politician, former member of the US House of Representatives
- David Crane (disambiguation), several people
- Doris Crane (1911–1999), British artist
- Ed Crane (disambiguation), several people including the lead character of the 2001 film The Man Who Wasn't There
- Eva Crane, British researcher on bees and beekeeping 1912-2007
- Evan J. Crane, American chemist and editor of Chemical Abstracts 1915-1958
- Frederick E. Crane (1869–1947), Chief Judge of the NY Court of Appeals
- George W. Crane (1901–1995), psychologist, physician, and syndicated newspaper columnist
- Hart Crane (1899–1932), American poet
- Harry Crane (1914-1999), American comedy writer
- Hewitt Crane (1927–2008), pioneer computer scientist
- Horace Richard Crane (1907–2007), American physicist
- Israel Crane (1774–1858), American businessman
- James Crane (disambiguation), several people
- John Crane (disambiguation), several people
- Jordan Crane (comics) (b. 1973), American comics creator
- Jordan Crane (rugby union) (b. 1986), English rugby union player
- Joseph Halsey Crane (1782–1851), American soldier and attorney
- Laurence Crane (b. 1961), English composer
- Les Crane (1933–2008), American announcer and talk show host
- Louis Crane, quantum gravity theorist
- Lucy Crane (1842–1882), English writer, art critic and translator
- L. Stanley Crane (1915-2003), American railroad executive
- Mary Crane (disambiguation), Canadian politician
- Mason Crane (b. 1997), English cricketer
- Matt Crane (b. 1967), American actor, noted for his part in the soap opera Another World
- Nicholas Crane (b. 1954), British cartographer, explorer and broadcaster
- Nicky Crane (1959–1993), British neo-Nazi activist
- Paul Crane (1944-2020), American football player
- Peter Crane (b. 1954), former Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London
- Phil Crane (1930-2014), American politician, long serving Republican member of the US House of Representatives
- Richard T. Crane (1832–1912), Chicago industrialist
- Robert Crane (disambiguation), several people
- Ronald Crane (1886–1967), American literary critic and historian
- Roy Crane (1901–1977), American cartoonist
- Sarah Crane (b. 1972), Australian opera soprano
- Simon Crane (b. 1960), British stuntman
- Stephen Crane (1871–1900), American author
- Stephen Crane (delegate) (1709–1780), American politician
- Susanne Crane (b. 1966), American artist
- Theodus Crane (b. 1979), American actor and martial artist
- Thomas Crane (1808-1859), English artist and portrait painter
- Thomas Crane, 19th. century British Army officer
- Thomas Frederick Crane (1844–1927), American folklorist, academic and lawyer
- Vincent Crane (1943–1989), founder of rock group Atomic Rooster
- Walter Crane (1845–1915), English artist, part of the Arts and Crafts movement
- Whitfield Crane (b. 1968), American musician
- William Crane (politician) (1785–1853), Canadian merchant and judge
- William M. Crane (1776–1846), US naval officer
- Winthrop M. Crane (1853–1920), governor of Massachusetts and US senator
Fictional characters
- Crane family from the TV soap opera Passions
- Characters in the American sitcom Frasier
- Frasier Crane, also in Cheers
- Martin Crane, father of Frasier and Niles
- Niles Crane, younger brother of Frasier
- Denny Crane, a lawyer on the TV series Boston Legal
- Ichabod Crane, the main protagonist in the short story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
- Jonathan Crane or Scarecrow, a comic book villain in the Batman series by DC Comics
- Lee Crane, Captain of the Seaview on the 60's TV series "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea"
- Marion Crane, a character in the film Psycho and (called Mary Crane) in the novel on which the film was based
- Master Crane, a character from the animated movie Kung-Fu Panda
- Rebecca Crane, a fictional character in the Assassin's Creed franchise's modern storyline
- Seneca Crane, a character in the novel The Hunger Games
References
- "Dictionary of American Family Names - See 'Crane'"
- "The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain & Ireland"
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