Cravener Family History
Cravener Name Meaning
Altered spelling of North German Grevener, a
habitational name for someone from any of several places named Greven,
probably from Middle Low German grave ‘ditch’, ‘moat’,
referring to an early Frankish settlement with that type of
fortification.Possibly also an altered spelling of North German
Grewener, a variant of Gräb(e)ner, an occupational
name for a miner, grave digger or the like, or for an engraver. See
also Graber. EGUK 0. Not in RW, EML, GFB.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Cravener Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Cravener families
 18 - 34  7 - 17 |
 1 - 6  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Cravener families
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3 - 2 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Cravener Family Origin
Cravener Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Cravener
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Cravener Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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