Explore the Family Name Cran

The meaning of Cran

1. Scottish (Aberdeenshire): variant of English Crane. 2. Dutch: variant of Kraan or one of its variants, such as Craane and Krane.

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How common is the last name Cran in the United States?

The surname "Cran" had a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010, according to data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it was ranked as the 55,481st most popular surname, but dropped to 57,101st in 2010, marking a 2.92% decrease. Despite this fall in rank, the actual count of individuals with the "Cran" surname increased from 346 to 357 during the same period, representing a 3.18% growth. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a 7.69% decrease from 0.13 to 0.12.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,481	#57,101	-2.92%
Count	346	357	3.18%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.12	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cran

Regarding the ethnic identity of individuals bearing the "Cran" surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some changes between 2000 and 2010. The percentage identifying as White decreased by 8.32%, from 91.04% to 83.47%. Meanwhile, those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander saw a substantial increase of 201.54%, moving from 2.60% to 7.84%. There was also a notable rise among those identifying as Hispanic, with a change from 1.73% to 3.64%, indicating a 110.4% increase. The percentage of individuals identifying as Black increased slightly from 2.89% to 3.36%, marking a 16.26% growth. There were no recorded changes for those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native or two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.04%	83.47%	-8.32%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.6%	7.84%	201.54%
Hispanic	1.73%	3.64%	110.4%
Black	2.89%	3.36%	16.26%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%