Crane

Crane is a surname. The name is a derivative of "Cron" in Old English or is the English translation of the German "Krahn" or "Kranich." 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". 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), Western Australian politician

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

Bill Crane (1924–2014), Australian rules footballer

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 (b. 1996), Scottish footballer

Caprice Crane (b. 1974), American screenwriter, author, and producer

Charles Crane, mayor of Honolulu (1938–41)

C. Howard Crane 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 member of the US House of Representatives

David Crane (disambiguation), several people

David Crane (historian) (fl. 1999–2013), British historian

David Crane (lawyer) (born 1950), Chief Prosecutor for the U.N. War Crimes Tribunal for Sierra Leone

David Crane (politics) (born 1953), political advisor to Arnold Schwarzenegger and lecturer at Stanford University

David Crane (producer) (born 1957), co-creator of the sitcom Friends

David Crane (programmer) (born 1953), video game designer, programmer and co-founder of Activision

David W. Crane (born 1959), American lawyer, investment banker and business executive

Doris Crane (1911–1999), British artist

Ed Crane (disambiguation), several people

Ed Crane (baseball) (1862–1896), American right-handed pitcher and outfielder in Major League Baseball

Ed Crane (journalist), reporter for CBS News

Ed Crane (politician) (1944–2026), founder of the Cato Institute

Eva Crane (1912–2007), British researcher on bees and beekeeping

Evan J. Crane, American chemist and editor of Chemical Abstracts

Frank Crane (1861–1928), American clergyman and writer

Frank Hall Crane (1873–1948), American actor and director

Frederick E. Crane (1869–1947), Chief Judge of the NY Court of Appeals

George W. Crane (1901–1995), psychologist, physician, and 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

Irene Crane (active 1910–1911), American silent film actress

Israel Crane (1774–1858), American businessman

James Crane (disambiguation), several people

James Crane (actor) (1889–1968), American stage and screen actor

James Crane (police officer) (1921–1994), British police officer

James L. Crane, American football coach

Jim Crane (born 1954), American businessman and baseball team owner

John Crane (disambiguation), several people

John Crane (American politician), in Indiana

John Crane (Australian politician) (1868–1948), of New South Wales Legislative Assembly

John Crane (Canadian politician) (born 1935), Canadian politician

John Crane (comptroller), English soldier based at Berwick-upon-Tweed

John Crane (government official), U.S. Inspector General who supports whistleblowers

John Crane (soldier) (1744–1805), in Boston Tea Party and American Revolutionary War

John Crane (writer) (born 1962), writer and television producer

Jonathan Crane (politician) (1750–1820), politician in Nova Scotia

Jonathan Townley Crane (1819–1880), American clergyman, author and abolitionist

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

Leroy Bowers Crane (1849–1916), American politician and magistrate from New York

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

Mary Crane (disambiguation), several people

Mary Crane, of the Conservative Party of Canada candidates, 2008 Canadian federal election#Malpeque

Mary Helen Peck Crane (1827–1891), activist, writer; mother of Stephen Crane

Mason Crane (b. 1997), English cricketer

Nicholas Crane (b. 1954), British cartographer, explorer and broadcaster

Nicky Crane (1959–1993), British neo-Nazi activist

Olive Crane Mary Olive Crane (born 1957), Canadian politician and social worker

Olive Kathleen Crane (1895–1935), Australian artist

Oliver Crane (born 1998), American trans-Atlantic rower

Oliver Crane (clergy) (1822–1896), American clergyman, scholar, writer

Paul Crane (1944–2020), American football player

Peter Crane (b. 1954), director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London

Phil Crane (1930–2014), Republican member of the US House of Representatives

Richard Crane (disambiguation), several people

Richard Crane (actor) (1918–1969), American character actor

Richard T. Crane (1832–1912), Chicago industrialist

Richard Teller Crane II (1882–1938), United States diplomat

H. Richard Crane (1907–2007), American physicist

Sir Richard Crane, 1st Baronet (died 1645), of the Crane baronets

Robbie Crane (born 1969), American rock bassist

Robert Crane (disambiguation), several people:

Robert Crane, pseudonym of Bernard Glemser

Sir Robert Crane, 1st Baronet (1586–1643), English MP

Robert Bruce Crane (1857–1937), American painter

Robert C. Crane (1920–1962), American newspaper publisher and politician from New Jersey

Robert Dickson Crane (born 1929), advisor to Nixon and American short story author

Robert K. Crane (1919–2010), American biochemist, discovered sodium-glucose cotransport

Robert Q. Crane (1926–2018), Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts

Ronald Crane (1886–1967), American literary critic and historian

Roy Crane (1901–1977), American cartoonist

Sarah Crane (b. 1972), Australian opera soprano

Sibylla Bailey Crane (1851–1902), American educator, composer, author

Simon Crane (b. 1960), British stuntman

Stanley Crane Leo Stanley Crane (1915–2003), American railroad executive

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 (disambiguation), several people

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 (disambiguation), several people

William Crane (musician) (died 1545), British musician

William Crane (politician) (1785–1853), merchant, judge and legislator in New Brunswick

William Carey Crane, president of Baylor University

William M. Crane (1776–1846), officer in the United States Navy

William H. Crane (1845–1928), American actor

William Howe Crane (1854–1926), American lawyer

Winthrop M. Crane (1853–1920), governor of Massachusetts and US senator

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