# Crane (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/crane/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 37,870 |
| US rank (2010) | 916 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 8,153 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.0% (37,123 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /kɹɛɪn/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* As an English surname, from the noun crane. * As a Dutch surname, spelling variant of Krane. * As a German surname, adaptation of Krahn and Krahnich.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Crane in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 90% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 4.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Crane in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Crane

- Stephen Crane, American novelist, short story writer, poet, and journalist
- Hart Crane, American writer (1899–1932)
- David Crane, American writer and producer
- Bob Crane, American actor, drummer, radio host, and disc jockey (1928–1978)
- Fred Crane, American film and television actor and radio announcer (1918-2008)
- Norma Crane, American stage, film and television actress (1928 - 1973)
- Frank Hall Crane, American actor and film director (1873–1948)
- William Henry Crane, American actor (1845-1928)
- Charles Richard Crane, American diplomat (1858–1939)
- Ward Crane, American actor (1890–1928)
- Richard Crane, American actor (1918-1969)
- Winthrop M. Crane, American politician (1853-1920)

and 13 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Carney, Curran, Crain, Crone, Craine, Cron, Carone, Crean, Craney, Carn, Croney, Carne.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.