Cron Surname
Approximately 5,902 people bear this surname
Cron Surname Definition:
From Irish cron, saffron, yellow-colored. The name occurs in ogham on a stone found at Brough on Drummin, near Poltalloch, in 1931 a relic doubtless of the Dalriadic settlers in Argyll (PSAS., LXVI, p. 450). A diminutive of the name is Cronan, thirty saints of this name being in record.
Read More About This SurnameCron Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,674 | 1:135,549 | 14,199 |
| France | 1,052 | 1:63,139 | 8,649 |
| Cambodia | 809 | 1:19,144 | 1,282 |
| Germany | 574 | 1:140,253 | 16,997 |
| England | 134 | 1:415,806 | 28,295 |
| Philippines | 124 | 1:816,437 | 77,513 |
| Switzerland | 81 | 1:101,394 | 10,819 |
| Australia | 78 | 1:346,099 | 29,260 |
| New Zealand | 78 | 1:58,055 | 9,120 |
| Canada | 62 | 1:594,284 | 49,093 |
| Panama | 60 | 1:65,204 | 2,877 |
| Russia | 47 | 1:3,066,448 | 164,949 |
| Scotland | 39 | 1:137,277 | 8,372 |
| South Africa | 34 | 1:1,593,462 | 80,086 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 10 | 1:442,987 | 15,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 53 | 1:70,627 | 4,135 |
| England | 47 | 1:518,625 | 27,981 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 440 | 1:114,133 | 11,279 |
The alternate forms: Crón (1) are calculated separately.
Cron (1,336) may also be a first name.
Cron Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From Irish cron, saffron, yellow-colored. The name occurs in ogham on a stone found at Brough on Drummin, near Poltalloch, in 1931 a relic doubtless of the Dalriadic settlers in Argyll (PSAS., LXVI, p. 450). A diminutive of the name is Cronan, thirty saints of this name being in record.
Cron Demographics
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Cron Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cron Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cron is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Crón. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cron? popularity and diffusion
The last name Cron is the 82,155th most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,234,759 people. The last name Cron occurs mostly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Cron are found; 42 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Cron is also the 214,855th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 1,336 people.
This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,674 people, or 1 in 135,549. In The United States it is most frequent in: Ohio, where 11 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and New York, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 41 countries. It also occurs in France, where 18 percent live and Cambodia, where 14 percent live.
Cron Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Cron has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cron last name increased 608 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 285 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 26 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Cron Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Cron surname is chiefly Anglican (40%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Cron surname are 16.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.04% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Cron earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 13.15% less than the national average, earning R 206,400 per year; in United States they earn 1.97% less than the national average, earning $42,300 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.19% more than the national average, earning $50,272 CAD per year.
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