How common is the surname Crane?

37,870 people in the United States had the surname Crane in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,153 Americans. It ranked 916th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Crane?

Stephen Crane, American novelist, short story writer, poet, and journalist, followed by Hart Crane.

Where is the surname Crane most common?

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

How do you pronounce Crane?

Crane is /kɹɛɪn/, one syllable.

Is the surname Crane getting more or less common?

More common. 37,123 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 37,870 in 2010, up 2.0%.

The surname Crane

A surname, carried by 37,870 people in the United States.

Pronounced /kɹɛɪn/ 1 syllable Soundex C650

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Crane is more common than 99.4% of them.

Origin

* 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.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 37,870 people named Crane in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 8,153 Americans. That is up 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 37,123.

#916

rank among US surnames

37,870

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+2%

change since 2000 (was #848)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#907	Nixon	38,147	8,094
#908	Clements	38,044	8,115
#909	Fry	38,029	8,119
#910	Delarosa	37,932	8,139
#911	Best	37,923	8,141
#912	Benton	37,912	8,144
#913	Lugo	37,903	8,146

Who is named Crane

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

90% of people named Crane identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Cranes

25 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Stephen Crane
American novelist, short story writer, poet, and journalist, 1871–1900
Hart Crane
American writer (1899–1932)
David Crane
American writer and producer, born 1957
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)

Notable Cranes come mostly from the United States (24) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Crane

Crane has the Soundex code C650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C650.

Questions

Where does the surname Crane come from?: * 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.
How common is the surname Crane?: 37,870 people in the United States had the surname Crane in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,153 Americans. It ranked 916th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Crane?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Crane identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Crane?: Stephen Crane, American novelist, short story writer, poet, and journalist, followed by Hart Crane.
Where is the surname Crane most common?: Wikidata records people named Crane in the United States and the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Crane?: Crane is /kɹɛɪn/, one syllable.
Is the surname Crane getting more or less common?: More common. 37,123 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 37,870 in 2010, up 2.0%.