Cranston
Cranston, Cranstoun or Cranstone is a Scottish surname originating in a clan that lived around Roxburgh in the Scottish Borders. It is a minor clan but has its own tartan and clan brooch. Notable people with the surname include:
Meaning & Origin of Cranston
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cranston, Cranstoun or Cranstone is a Scottish surname originating in a clan that lived around Roxburgh in the Scottish Borders. It is a minor clan but has its own tartan and clan brooch. Notable people with the surname include:
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The Story of Cranston
Cranston first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1917, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1958, when 12 Cranstons were born — ranking #2,371 that year. As of 2026, Cranston ranks #12,230 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 364 Cranstons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Cranston
Cranston is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 364 births in the dataset. Cranston's peak popularity came in 1958 when it ranked #2,371. Use the chart and map above to compare Cranston's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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