Cranmer Family History

English: habitational name from Cranmer Green in Walsham le Willows (Suffolk) and perhaps also from other places similarly named such as Cranmer Hall in Sculthorpe (Norfolk) Cranmore in Shalfleet (Isle of Wight) Cranmer Bottom in Selborne and Cranmore in Aldershot (both Hampshire) and East and West Cranmore (Somerset) all named from Old English cran ‘crane’ + mere ‘lake pool’ or mōr ‘moor marshy ground’.

These locations share a common etymological origin rooted in the Old English terms that describe the landscapes they inhabit.

The term 'cran' refers to the crane bird, often associated with wetlands, while 'mere' denotes a body of water.

Additionally, 'mōr' expands upon this by indicating marshy or moor-like terrain, further defining the geographical features of these areas.

See also Cranmore with which there may have been some confusion.