Cranston

Cranston, Cranstoun or Cranstone is a Scottish surname originating in a clan that lived around Roxburgh in the Scottish Borders. It is a minor clan but has its own tartan and clan brooch. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Alan Cranston (1914–2000), American politician from California
 * Andrew Cranston (b. 1969), Scottish painter
 * Alistair Cranston Former Scottish rugby union player
 * Bryan Cranston (b. 1956), American actor
 * Catherine Cranston (1849–1934), also known as Kate Cranston or Miss Cranston, tea room proprietor
 * Earl Cranston (1840–1932), bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church
 * Edwin Cranston, professor of Japanese at Harvard University
 * Emily Cranston, Canadian chemist
 * John Cranston, colonial governor of Rhode Island
 * Ken Cranston (1917-2007), former English cricketer
 * Kyle Cranston (b. 1992), Australian Decathlete, 2017 World University Games Decathlon Champion
 * Lefevre James Cranstone (1822–1893), English artist
 * Mary Cranston Mason (1846-1932), social reformer and temperance leader
 * Maurice Cranston (1920–1993), British philosopher and political scientist
 * Ross Cranston (b. 1948), British lawyer and politician, member of Parliament for Dudley
 * Samuel Cranston, colonial governor of Rhode Island
 * Tim Cranston (b. 1962), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Tom Cranston (footballer) (1891–1916), Scottish footballer
 * Thomas George Cranston (1877–1954), Irish chess player
 * Toller Cranston (1949–2015), Canadian figure skater and artist

Fictional characters:
 * Billy Cranston, a character from the Power Rangers universe
 * Lamont Cranston, a crime-fighting vigilante from the 1930s series, The Shadow
 * Kirk Cranston, a fictional character on the NBC daytime soap Santa Barbara
 * Rachel Cranston, a female character on the NCIS
 * Chuck Cranston, the lowlife boyfriend of Ariel Moore in the movie Footloose