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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
- Martha Crain -- --, 1828 June 4, 1892
- Francis Marion Crain -- --, 1857 November 7, 1951 Indiana
- Flodean Crain -- --, 1924 January 28, 1997
- Henry G. Crain -- --, 1870 October 0, 1942 Iowa
- Silas Harland Crain -- --, 1832 June 6, 1909 Kentucky
Crain Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Carrie Lea Crain -- --, 1886 December 0, 14 Missouri
- Elizabeth Crain -- --, 1816 May 27, 1851 Missouri
- Malinda Crain -- --, 1820 February 2, 1917 Tennessee
- Lucy Iona Crain -- --, 1888 September 3, 1968 Louisiana
- Emmett Olen Crain -- --, 1912 December 0, 1955 Illinois
