Cranfeld Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

Clerks wrote Cranfield in many ways, and Cranfeld is one that stuck. In origin, the name means “open land of the cranes”. Cranfeld is listed among the recognised spellings of Cranfield. The same family of names includes Cranfeild.

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Cranfeld, so the heraldry linked to Cranfield is a starting point, not an automatic right. Research your Cranfeld family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.