Cranshaw Family History
Cranshaw Name Meaning
English (Lancashire): habitational name from a now lost place called Cronkshaw in Burnley (Lancashire) recorded as Cronsschaghe in 1305 and as Cronkshay in 1507. This place is named with Old English cran(oc) ‘crane’ + sceaga ‘grove thicket’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022