Given name & surname
Cruickshank
“bent; lame”·“leg”
Cruickshank is a surname from Scots.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Cruickshank is built from elements meaning “bent; lame” and “leg”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Scots Cruickshank, built from Scots cruick (“bent; lame”) + shank (“leg”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Cruickshank’s family of names
In English usage, Cruickshank as a surname has a related form in CROOKSHANKS. In English usage, Cruickshank as a surname has a related form in CROOKSHANKS.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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