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Crain Family History
Crain Genealogy & Family TreeCrain is a Scottish name from Suffolk, England. It comes from the Old English root cranuc which means "crane." Alternately, it may also come from the Old Gaelic Mac Ciarain which means "son of Kieran," an Irish given name that means "the dark-colored one." The earliest known ancestor--John McCroyn--was recorded in 1408. Roots for the name can also be found in England.
Other spellings of the name include "Crane," "Craine," "Cran," "Crann," and "Crayne." Notable people with the surname include American television and film director William Crain (The Dukes of Hazzard, The Mod Squad, Blacula), American baseball player Jesse Crain (Minnesota Twins, Chicago White Sox), and American football player Kurt Crain (Houston Oilers, Green Bay Packers). The first Crain to come to America was John Crain in Alabama in 1844.
Crain Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Mary Bell Crain -- --, 1540 December 0, 1572
- M. Jack Crain -- --, 1907 November 9, 1958
- Jessie Crane Crain -- --, 1810 December 0, 1862 North Carolina
- Martin Crain -- --, 1812 December 0, 1863 Louisiana
- Andrew D Crain -- --, 1809 June 12, 1859 Kentucky
Crain Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Charles Wilson Crain -- --, 1802 November 11, 1895 Kentucky
- Jesse Crain -- --, 1811 February 17, 1895 Louisiana
- Charles Calvin Crain -- --, 1833 December 0, 1887 Louisiana
- Frances J. Crain -- --, 1849 February 13, 1925 Arkansas
- Florence Crain -- --, 1872 December 7, 1916 Mississippi
