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Origin of Cran Total Records: 4  Origin of Cran, Meaning of Cran Origin: The information we have is that Cranston was first known as de Cranstoun, then Cranstoun, then Cranston, and in some cases even in our own family tree Cranson. The de Cranstoun were an old and well known Midlothian family. The name having been assumed from the lands of Cranstoun, which lay along the River Tyne in the counties of Edinburgh and Roxburgh. The Cranstoun's were border fighters, the family motto being ' Thou Shalt Want Ere I Want'. Ancestor William was the first Lord of Cranstoun, so created in 1609. He was captain of the King's Guard under James I of Scotland. I assume this information is correct as it is noted in family letters of Samuel Cranston (1659-1727), son of John (1625-1680), both were Governors of Rhode Island. Surnames: Cranson, Cranston Submitted by: Donna Youde Origin of Cran, Meaning of Cran Origin: LANGEMANN: originating in Helsen at Bad Arolsen, Countship of Waldeck-Eisenberg Line, now in Hesse, Germany, was translated by Arnoldt LANGEMANN to Greek language words: MACRO and ANTHER, with the combination resulting in MACRANDER. he then referred to himself as Arnoldus MACRANDER after 1587 when he matriculated from Wittenberg Univeristy in Lower Saxony, GR. He was born in 1567 in the village of Helsen, where his father Gerck LANGEMANN was an operator of a large farm holding. (Occupation: Vollspaenner) Surnames: Macrander, Langemann Submitted by: Jimmie D. Macrander Origin of Cran, Meaning of Cran Origin: Sancrant Surnames: Sancrant Submitted by: John Sancrant Origin of Cran, Meaning of Cran Origin: We were told that it is french meaning without fear. "San" meaning without and "crant" meaning fear. We were told that a French fur trader in Michigan was given the name by Native Americans after he married an Indian girl and lived with the tribe, "withour fear". Surnames: Sancrant Submitted by: 2/17/2012 5:53 PM Page 1 of 1

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