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Surname Etymology and Meaning of CRANE

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Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

1. English: nickname, most likely for a tall, thin man with long legs, from Middle English cran ‘crane’ (the bird), Old English cran, cron. The term included the heron until the introduction of a separate word for the latter in the 14th century.
2. Dutch: variant spelling of Krane.
3. English translation of German Krahn or Kranich.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)