Cravener Family History
Cravener Name Meaning
Altered form of North German Grevener a habitational name for someone from any of several places called Greven probably from Middle Low German grave ‘ditch moat’ referring to an early Frankish settlement with that type of fortification. Possibly also an altered form 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 .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022