Crandall is an English surname. It is likely a geographic feature name deriving from the Anglo-Saxon, "crundel," meaning hollow, ravine, or water-course.[1][2][3]
Notable people with the surname[edit]
- Bradley Crandall (1927–1991), radio personality, US
- Bruce Perry Crandall (born 1933), soldier and Medal of Honor recipient, US
- Charles Henry Crandall (1858–1923), author and poet, US
- Charles M. Crandall (1826–1867), physician and politician, US
- Charles Martin Crandall (1833–1905), inventor and toymaker, US
- Del Crandall (1930–2021), baseball player and manager, US
- Duane Crandall (born 1946), politician, Canada
- Elizabeth Walbert Crandall (1914–2005), academic, US
- Ella Phillips Crandall (1871–1938), nurse, US
- Geno Crandall, basketball player with Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the Israeli Basketball Premier League. US
- Harrison R. Crandall (1887–1970), photographer and painter, US
- Harry Crandall (1879–1937), businessman, US
- J'aime Crandall (born 1982), ballet dancer, US
- James Otis Crandall (1887–1951), baseball player, US
- Jesse Armour Crandall (1834–1920), inventor and toymaker, US
- John Crandall (1609–1676), early settler of Rhode Island, US
- John Gardner Crandall Jr. (1931–2008), American football coach, US
- Joseph Crandall (ca 1761–1858), Baptist minister and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada
- Keith A. Crandall (born 1965), computational biologist, bioinformaticist, and population geneticist, US
- Lauren Crandall (born 1985), field hockey player, US
- Lee Saunders Crandall (1887–1969), ornithologist and General Curator of Bronx Zoo, US
- Louis Eugene Crandall (1929–2016), printer and entrepreneur, US
- Lucien Stephen Crandall (1844–1889), inventor, US
- Lynn Crandall (1888–1964), civil engineer, US
- Martin Lesley Crandall (born 1975), keyboardist, US
- Michael Grain Crandall (born 1940), mathematician, US
- Orson Leon Crandall (1903–1960), soldier and Medal of Honor recipient, US
- Prudence Crandall (c. 1803 – 1890), schoolteacher and activist, US
- Rachel Crandall Crocker (born 1958), psychotherapist and transgender activist
- Reed Leonard Crandall (1917–1982), illustrator of comic books and magazines, US
- Richard Crandall (1947–2012), computer scientist and physicist, US
- Robert Lloyd Crandall (born 1935), businessman, US
- Rodolph Crandall (1832–1922), politician and soldier, US
- Roland Crandall (1892–1972), animator, US
- Stephen Harry Crandall (1920–2013), professor emeritus of mechanical engineering, US
Fictional characters[edit]
- Captain Crandall, leader of Teamo Supremo
- Lt. Rip Crandall, character played by Jack Lemmon in The Wackiest Ship in the Army
- Lt. Dolores Crandall, character in Operation Petticoat
- Lennart Crandall, character in Johnny Cool
- Bob "Lightnin'" Crandall, character played by Bob Steele in Lightnin' Crandall
- Corky Crandall, character in sitcom Makin' It
- Sam Crandall, character in The FBI Story
- George Crandall (disambiguation), multiple characters
- Ellen Crandall, character played by Dorothy Neuman in Perry Mason, episode #44 "The Case of the Curious Bride"
- Jack Crandall, character played by Dwayne Hickman in My Dog, The Thief
- Sheriff Vic Crandall, character played by Barry Kelley in sitcom Petticoat Junction
- Sheriff Lucky Crandall, character played by Russell Hayden in A Tornado in the Saddle
- Sir Crispin Crandall, character played by Harris Yulin, The Blacklist, episode "Sir Crispin Crandall
- Monte Crandall, character played by James Ellison in The Ghost Goes Wild
- Lawrence and Betty Crandall, characters played by Harry Hayden and Donna Martell in Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
- Jim Crandal, character played by James Britton in The Yesterday Machine
See also[edit]
- Crandall v. Nevada (1868), U.S. Supreme Court case
- Crandell (disambiguation)
References[edit]
- ^ "Crandall Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History". forebears.io.
- ^ "Westerleigh: John Crandall and the Origins of Westerly's Name". seewesterly.com. 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Crundel". bosworthtoller.com. 2014.