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
Cron Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
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.
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