The Cranford surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,883 people carried this name — #3,999 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 33,200 people counted. That is down 6% from 9,429 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Cranford surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘of Cranford’.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 213 · public domain.

In print

Cranford in American newspapers,
1912–1916.

Newspaper page from The San Francisco Call carrying the name Cranford
The San Francisco Call 1912-09-29
Newspaper page from The Enterprise carrying the name Cranford
The Enterprise 1916-01-20
Newspaper page from The Enterprise carrying the name Cranford
The Enterprise 1916-01-27

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 30,658 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Cranford in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1980s.

1,155 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Cranford. The most, 239, date from the 1910s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Queensland, at 1.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 342
Queensland 311
Victoria 299
South Australia 84
Tasmania 65
Western Australia 43
ACT (Canberra) 6
Northern Territory 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Cranford.

Who carried it

People named Cranford,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John W. Cranford
    John W. Cranford 1862–1899 · lawyer
  • Robin Cranford 1923– · writer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 6 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Cranford,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States555 records

555 records of the Cranford name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 306
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 90
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 87
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 40
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 16
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 10
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Roger K. Cranford

    Born 1911 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1943 at Harrisburg; firefighter. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Cape May County Veterans Cemetery, Cape May Court House, New Jersey.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Larry Edward Cranford

    Born 1946; from Charlotte, North Carolina. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1966 in South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Matilda Cranford

    Arrived at New York in 1868 aboard the Columbia from Glasgow, aged 30; servant. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 555 records for Cranford in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia51 records

51 records of the Cranford name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 34
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 13
  • Tasmanian Names Index 4
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Barbara Cranford

    Arrived in Victoria in 1854 aboard the Morning Star, aged 28; Scottish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Cranford

    Arrived in Queensland in 1910 aboard the Whakalane.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Henry Cranford

    Left Launceston in 1852 aboard the Yarra Yarra, bound for Melbourne.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 51 records for Cranford in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

Canada5 records

5 records of the Cranford name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Mary Ann Cranford

    Died 1936; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Llewelyn Cranford

    Died in service in 1916.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Mathew Cranford

    Listed at Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia in the census and tax rolls of 1771.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 5 records for Cranford in Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Netherlands3 records

3 records of the Cranford name in the Netherlands Dutch population registers
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Jane Cranford

    In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1791 in Hull, England.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Grethel Cranford

    In a population register; born 1901.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Cranford in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

New Zealand2 records

2 records of the Cranford name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record William Cranford

    Died 1889, aged 59; buried at Addington Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Magie Cranford

    Died 1880, aged 19; buried at Addington Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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