Crathorne

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Craythorn, Craythorne

Etymology

From Middle English crak (“crake”) + thorne (“thorn”).

Proper noun

Crathorne (countable and uncountable, plural Crathornes)

1. A village and civil parish in Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ443030).
2. A habitational surname from Middle English.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Crathorne is the 19121^st most common surname in England, belonging to 243 individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Crathorne”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 381.