Cronan Surname

119,115th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,860 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Cronan Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Brown, Swarthy [Irish Cronan—crón + the diminutive suff. -án] The form Cronin is due to the genitive O'Cronain.

Cronan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,0781:117,75812,676
Australia4861:55,5476,802
England1221:456,70530,074
Canada581:635,26952,014
Scotland511:104,9777,051
Ireland381:123,9196,102
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland971:45,6693,990
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1691:144,23312,901
Wales401:39,2102,093
Scotland201:187,1617,190
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0421:24,5933,058

Cronan (84) may also be a first name.

Cronan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Brown, Swarthy [Irish Cronan—crón + the diminutive suff. -án] The form Cronin is due to the genitive O'Cronain.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Gaelic.) A mournful tune or murmuring sound.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Cronan Last Name Facts

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

Cronan (Marathi: ोनन) is found most in The United States. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cronan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 119,115th most frequently held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,887,965 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Cronan reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,046,220th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 84 people.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 3,078 people, or 1 in 117,758. In The United States it is most frequent in: Georgia, where 19 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 8 percent reside and Tennessee, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States it is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 13 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Cronan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cronan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cronan last name expanded 151 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 28 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 255 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 61 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cronan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (96%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Cronan last name are 14.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.55% registered with the party.

The amount Cronan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.22% more than the national average, earning $45,400 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.69% less than the national average, earning $48,346 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cronnan926/
Chronan924/
Cromnan921/
Cronean921/
Scronan921/
Croonan920/
Crounan920/
Cronant920/
Crohnan920/
Cronhamn8656/
Cronahan860/
Cronon83274/
Kronan837/
Cronam832/
Cranan831/
Crunan830/
Cronhandt800/
Cronnon7772/
Cronham7711/
Crannan774/
Craanan772/
Chronon772/
Krosnan772/
Krognan771/
Krohnan771/
Kroonan771/
Kronane771/
Kronang771/
Crângan771/
Chranan771/
Crunnan770/
Cramnan770/
Chrunan770/
Scranan770/
Crasnean71161/
Kronhamn7151/
Creunant715/
Cranahan712/
Chramnan711/
Kronaund711/
Cranon6772/
Kronon6737/
Krunan6714/
Kranan675/
Cranam674/
Jranan672/
Sranan672/
Cranom670/
Krosnahan670/

Cronan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cronan in the Marathi language
ोननonana-

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