I like surnames that tell you something about history. The Cooper family made shoes, the Smith family made nails, the Millers made grain. At some point there was an individual who was given/gave themselves a surname based on something about their life. I wonder what the origins of Craven was. That seems like the kind of name you've got to really fuck up to earn. Crusader Kings II has the word so my medieval studies confirm they knew what it meant. I can't imagine people willingly adopting it or a dynasty keeping it for generations.
I like surnames that tell you something about history. The Cooper family made shoes, the Smith family made nails, the Millers made grain. At some point there was an individual who was given/gave themselves a surname based on something about their life. I wonder what the origins of Craven was. That seems like the kind of name you've got to really fuck up to earn. Crusader Kings II has the word so my medieval studies confirm they knew what it meant. I can't imagine people willingly adopting it or a dynasty keeping it for generations.
Go off king, but they were probably just named after the town they were originally from.
Craven is his first name though, so his parents just had predictive power or self awareness. His last name is Cowell