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This is a list of submitted surnames in which the meaning contains the keyword crane.
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Corney English
A habitational surname from places in Cumbria and Hertfordshire named Corney, derived from either Old English corn "grain, seed" or a metathesized form of cran "crane (bird)" combined with eg "island, dry land in a marsh"... [more]
Crane English
From Middle English crane "crane (bird)", a nickname for a tall, thin man with long legs. The term included the heron until the introduction of a separate word for the latter in the 14th century... [more]
Cranford English
Habitational name from any of several places derived from Old English cran "crane (bird)" and ford "ford".
Cranshaw English
From Cranshaw in Lancashire, named from Old English cran(uc) "crane" and sceaga "grove, thicket".
Cranston Scottish
Combination of the Old English byname Cran "crane" and Old English tun "settlement".
Crownover German (Anglicized)
Americanised spelling of German Kronauer, denoting someone from Kronau, a town near Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It could also be an Americanised form of Kronhöfer (a variant of Grünhofer), a habitational name for someone from a lost place called Grünhof, derived from Middle High German gruene meaning "green" or kranech meaning "crane" and hof meaning "farmstead".
Eizuru Japanese
From 栄 (ei) meaning "prosper, flourish, glory, splendid, brilliance" and 鶴 (tsuru) meaning "crane (bird), white color, long life".
Grullon Dominican, Mexican, French
Possibly from a derivative of Spanish grulla "crane (bird)" presumably applied as a nickname for tall thin person; in Mexico however grulla denotes a crafty person
Hak Korean
From Sino-Korean 鶴 (hag) meaning "crane" or 斈 (hag) meaning "learn".
Kraan Dutch
Means "crane" in Dutch, referring to both the bird and the machine. Usually a nickname for a tall or long-legged person, but can also be an occupational name for someone who worked a mechanical crane, or a habitational name from a place containing the element kraan.
Kraanvelt Estonian (Rare)
Possibly derived from Middle High German krane "crane (bird or machine)" and velt "field". Pre-dates widespread use of surnames in Estonia.
Krahn German
Nickname for a slim or long-legged person, from Middle Low German krane "crane". Compare Kranich.
Kranich German
Nickname for a long-legged or tall and slender person, from Middle High German kranech "crane".
Taketsuru Japanese
From Japanese 竹 (take) "bamboo" and 鶴 (tsuru) "crane (bird)".
Toyhacao Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano tuyhakaw meaning "to crane one's neck, to pull oneself up tall".
Tranmer English
Habitational name from Tranmere, a district within the borough of Birkenhead, Cheshire, or Tranmires, an area in Hackness, North Yorkshire. Both toponyms derive from Old Norse trani "crane (bird)" and melr "sandbank, dune".
Tsuruhashi Japanese
From Japanese 鶴 (tsuru) meaning "crane" combined with 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".
Tsuruki Japanese
From Japanese 鶴 (tsuru) "crane (bird)" and 木 (ki) "tree, wood".
Tsuruoka Japanese
From the Japanese 鶴 (tsuru) "crane" and 岡 (oka) "hill."
Tsuruoka Japanese
From Japanese 鶴 (tsuru) meaning "crane (bird)" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Tsuruta Japanese
Tsuru means "crane, stork" and ta means "rice paddy, field".
Tsuruta Japanese
From Japanese 鶴 (tsuru) meaning "crane (bird)" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".