About Kranenburg
The surname Kranenburg is of Dutch origin and is derived from the place name Kranenburg, which is a municipality in the Netherlands. The name is composed of two elements: "kraan" meaning "crane" and "burg" meaning "castle" or "fortress." Therefore, the surname Kranenburg can be interpreted to mean "crane castle" or "fortress of the cranes." It is likely that the name originally referred to someone who lived near or worked at a castle or fortress associated with cranes.
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The surname Kranenburg is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Kranenburg based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
Ranking information for the surname Kranenburg is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Kranenburg in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Kranenburg using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.