'Cranston' or Cranstoun is a Scottish surname originating in a clan that lived around Roxburgh in the Scottish Borders. It is a minor clan but has its own tartan and clan brooch.

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Notable people with this surname

Fictional characters with this surname

Place names

Notable people with this surname

★ Alan Cranston (1914–2000), American politician from California

★ Bryan Cranston (1956–), American actor

★ Catherine Cranston (1849–1934), also known as Kate Cranston or Miss Cranston, tea room proprietor and patron of Charles Rennie Mackintosh andMargaret MacDonald in Glasgow, Scotland.

★ Ken Cranston (1917–), former English cricketer

★ Ross Cranston (1948–), British lawyer and politician, member of Parliament for Dudley

★ Toller Cranston (1949–), Canadian figure skater and artist

★ Earl Cranston (1840 – 1932), Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church

★ John Cranston, Colonial Governor of Rhode Island

★ Samuel Cranston, Colonial Governor of Rhode Island

Fictional characters with this surname

★ Billy Cranston, a geek from the Power Rangers universe.

★ "Lamont Cranston" was an alter ego of The Shadow.

Place names

★ Cranston, Rhode Island, city in Providence County, Rhode Island, USA

★ Cranston, Calgary, neighburhood in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

★ Cranston Street, Edinburgh, Scotland.

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