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.