Cron Surname

82,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,902 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cambodia

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.

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Cron Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6741:135,54914,199
France1,0521:63,1398,649
Cambodia8091:19,1441,282
Germany5741:140,25316,997
England1341:415,80628,295
Philippines1241:816,43777,513
Switzerland811:101,39410,819
Australia781:346,09929,260
New Zealand781:58,0559,120
Canada621:594,28449,093
Panama601:65,2042,877
Russia471:3,066,448164,949
Scotland391:137,2778,372
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland531:70,6274,135
England471:518,62527,981
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4401:114,13311,279

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.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Cron Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cron Come From? nationality or country of origin

Cron is most common in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms: Crón. Click here to see other potential spellings of Cron.

How Common Is The Last Name Cron? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 82,155th most commonly held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,234,759 people. The surname Cron is mostly found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Cron live; 42 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 214,855th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 1,336 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,674 people, or 1 in 135,549. In The United States Cron is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 11 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and New York, where 8 percent are found. Barring The United States it occurs in 41 countries. It is also common in France, where 18 percent are found and Cambodia, where 14 percent are found.

Cron Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cron has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cron last name increased 608 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 285 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 26 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Cron Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Cron surname is principally Anglican (40%) in Ireland.

In The United States Cron are 16.27% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.04% being registered with the 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crón921/
Crone8912,139/
Croon891,380/
Chron891,061/
Crohn89570/
Croin89536/
Cronn89335/
Crong89272/
Croen89208/
Cront89122/
Cruon8927/
Croyn897/
Croun896/
Cromn894/
Crhon892/
Croïn892/
Crron891/
Scron891/
Cronț891/
Crond890/
Crosen80315/
Crounk80273/
Schron80250/
Chrone80192/
Croone80139/
Cronne8073/
Crotin8034/
Crosne8027/
Chrong8021/
Chronc8012/
Cruong809/
Croyne808/
Croune808/
Croten802/
Crosin802/
Crocin802/
Croing801/
Chrond801/
Chront801/
Crosnt801/
Crohne801/
Croine800/
Crosyn800/
Croonn800/
Crouyn800/
Croinn800/
Kron759,420/
Cran752,596/
Crun752,214/
Sron751,994/
Crom751,271/
Zron7544/
Jron7514/
Śron756/
Crossen732,678/
Crossin731,042/
Schronk73230/
Cronque73138/
Crousen73123/
Crochin7360/
Schroën7359/
Crochen7336/
Schrohn7327/
Croënne7310/
Schronn735/
Crohina733/
Cronová733/
Croosen732/
Tchroin732/
Croosin731/
Crotten731/
Schroun731/
Schrron731/
Croscen731/
Schroon731/
D'Crone731/
Cronova731/
Crottin731/
Croutin731/
Croußen731/
Crongue731/
Chroune731/
Croinne731/
Croggin730/
Crousin730/
Crouten730/
Chronck730/
Crosent730/
Crosien730/
Croiten730/
Crooten730/
Crane6778,842/
Krohn6724,406/
Kroon6717,355/
Krone6711,251/
Croom676,123/
Craun671,307/
Crang67994/
Crann67934/
Crossing67906/
Srong67782/
Kroun67599/
Kroen67454/
Crand67414/
Chrun67386/
Khron67375/
Kroin67301/
Chran67301/
Crant67295/
Crung67266/
Sroon67241/
Chrom67211/
Craan67201/
Krzon67141/
Chroń67139/
Shron67111/
Kronn6761/
Crouchen6747/
Crhan6743/
Szron6739/
Kruon6731/
Croum6730/
Crune6723/
Scran6723/
Kroyn6720/
Kronh6719/
Crhán6714/
Crunt6710/
Sroun6710/
Kromn6710/
Crzan678/
Quron676/
Krhon676/
Zroun675/
Krojn675/
Crhonová675/
Dcrun674/
Schrronk674/
Krgon674/
Cronehed674/
Zrong674/
Crahn673/
Cruin672/
Cromk672/
Croussen672/
Hkron672/
Cruhn672/
Tzron672/
Sronn672/
Zrgon672/
Cromt671/
Croonque671/
Croschin671/
Crossent671/
Cranh671/
Zrone671/
Schrondt671/
Srone671/
Cramn671/
Zroin671/
Zronk671/
Zroon671/
Sroin671/
Sront671/
Chrościn671/
Ckrom671/
Crône671/
Croussin671/
Crunn670/
Crgan670/
Crumn670/
Creun670/
Schroink670/
Schrotin670/
Crran670/
Jroin670/
Schronne670/
Schroone670/
Stchroun670/
Croisent670/
Schroing670/

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