as a Last Name
- 3,962
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Crank
Meaning & Origins
English (chiefly Lancashire): from Middle English cranke ‘lively’, ‘lusty’, ‘vigorous’, hence a nickname for a cheerful, boisterous, or cocky person.
| 8,335th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 3,962
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Kentucky
- has the most people named Crank per capita
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