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Early Origins of the McCranie family

The surname McCranie was first found in Leitrim (Irish: Liatroim) anciently the western half of the kingdom of Breifne, located in Northeastern Ireland, in Leinster province, where they held a family seat as a descendant of Billrian, a chief of the Heber line of Kings, descended from Daire Cearb, brother of Lughaidh, a King of Munster. Irish history, after the Norman Conquest of England, was strongly influenced by the invasion of Strongbow in 1172, almost equal to the enormous Irish cultural impact on England Scotland, Wales and the whole of Europe before the Norman Conquest from the 1st to 7th centuries. Many Irish clanns, sept names were intermixed and family groupings became almost indistinguishable.

Early History of the McCranie family

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McCranie Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: McRinn, Rinn, Ring, McCrann, McCran, Cran, Crann, Rynne and many more.

Early Notables of the McCranie family

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McCranie Ranking

the United States, the name McCranie is the 15,128th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


McCranie migration to the United States +



McCranie Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • L.A. McCranie, aged 26, who immigrated to the United States, in 1921
  • Laurrie McCranie, who landed in America, in 1921
  • Laurrie McCranie, aged 27, who settled in America, in 1922

McCranie migration to Australia +

McCranie Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Mary McCranie, aged 25, a domestic servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "Europa" 2

Contemporary Notables of the name McCranie (post 1700) +

  • ? McCranie, American family of turpentine distillers in Willacoochee, Georgia who for generations operated McCranie's Turpentine Still which is now added to the National Register of Historic Places
  • Burgess McCranie (1905-1977), American politician, 7th Mayor of Bossier City, Louisiana (1953-1957)


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. South Australian Register Monday 14th May 1855. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) Europa 1855. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/europa1855.shtml


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