English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Craon in
Mayenne, France.English: habitational name for someone who lived
at a house distinguished by the sign of a crown, Middle English
croun.This name has probably also assimilated examples of
German or Swedish Kron ‘crown’, or cognates in other
languages.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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