Cravener: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Craven surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

Meaning of the name

Genealogists group Cravener with Craven. Taken at its root, Cravener points to “One who came from Craven (garlic), in Yorkshire”.

The ending -er in Cravener marks an English derivative of the root behind Craven. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. The same family of names includes Cravin and Crayens. About 418 people in the United States were recorded as Cravener in 2010, placing it 50,106 on the national list. That is enough to place it in the top 100,000 American surnames.

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