Cranston
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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.
[edit] 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 and Margaret MacDonald in Glasgow, Scotland.
- Ken Cranston (1917–), former English cricketer
- Maurice Cranston (1920–1993), British philosopher and political scientist
- 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
- Edwin Cranston, Professor of Japanese at Harvard University
- John Cranston, Colonial Governor of Rhode Island
- Samuel Cranston, Colonial Governor of Rhode Island
[edit] Fictional characters with this surname
- Billy Cranston, a geek from the Power Rangers universe.
- "Lamont Cranston" was an alter ego of The Shadow.
[edit] Place names
- Cranston, Rhode Island, city in Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
- Cranston, Calgary, neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Cranston Street, Edinburgh, Scotland.
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