Is There a Crain Coat of Arms?

People called Crain share their surname's story with Crane, of which it is a variant. The name is generally explained as “Long-legged, like a crane”.

Arms associated with the name

Arms linked to Crane and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

How the spelling arose

Before spelling was fixed, Crane was also written Crain. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. Related forms: Craine and Crayne.

The 2010 census count for Crain in the United States was 17,650, good for rank 2,038. Research your Crain family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.