A History of Surnames

Wickfield is an English surname made up of Middle English wik, wich meaning "village, hamlet, town" from Latin vicus (village, hamlet) via Proto-Indo-European root word  *weyḱ (to settle; settlement);  and field, a topographical name   referring to an open or cultivated land or pasture; so Wickfield originally referred to someone who lived in a hamlet or village near a field.  Origin: Proto-Indo-European Pinterest

Origin: Old English Meaning: Cranston is a Scottish surname derived from a place name. It's made up from Old English cran (crane) and tun (settlement) meaning "crane's settlement".