Crandall

For other uses, see Crandall (disambiguation).

See also: Crandell

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

• 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

• 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

• Crandall v. Nevada (1868), U.S. Supreme Court case
• Crandell (disambiguation)

References

1. "Crandall Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History". forebears.io.
2. "Westerleigh: John Crandall and the Origins of Westerly's Name". seewesterly.com. 17 July 2020.
3. "Crundel". bosworthtoller.com. 2014.