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The surname Crane is of Anglo saxon origin. It was a nickname given to a tall thin man or someone with long legs. The name derived from the Old English word "cran(uc)", which means a crane.

Interesting namebearers were William Crane water-bailiff for the town and harbour of Dartmouth, Devon, 1509 - 1510. Sir Francis Crane, secretary to Charles 1 then Prince of Wales. Richard Crane aged 32 yrs., who embarked from London on the "Thomas" bound for Virginia in 1635.

The first recorded spelling of the family name found is Osbert Crane, dated 1177 in Cambridgeshire.

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