Cronin Surname

11,208th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50,085 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Samoa

Cronin Surname Definition:

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

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Cronin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States27,3031:13,2751,647
Ireland9,1451:51580
England5,6401:9,8791,454
Australia3,6781:7,3401,079
Canada1,5441:23,8643,248
New Zealand6211:7,2921,245
Samoa5281:36784
Wales3641:8,501942
Scotland2121:25,2542,759
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
South Africa1381:392,59234,819
Thailand831:851,064135,450
Northern Ireland801:23,0632,647
Spain621:754,06531,946
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Germany391:2,064,243111,952
Jersey391:2,544430
France361:1,845,076161,051
Belgium341:338,13737,845
United Arab Emirates331:277,64519,302
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
Denmark281:201,59716,538
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Guam211:7,6251,143
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Israel151:570,50941,023
China111:124,301,9616,553
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Norway71:734,61250,907
Greenland71:8,054710
Finland61:916,11741,832
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Malta11:430,2723,380
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland6,5481:677106
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9091:26,8163,676
Wales1291:12,158737
Scotland301:124,7745,666
Jersey101:5,188903
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,9761:10,0921,303

Cronin (135) may also be a first name.

Cronin 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

Ó Cróinin A sept of the Corca Laoidhe. IF 31*; MIF 74; Map Cork

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Cróinin A sept of the Corca Laoidhe. IF 31*; MIF 74; Map Cork

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

“Little Yellow Man” (Crowan) in Gaelic.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Irish) Descendant of the little brown-complexioned or swarthy man.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Derived from the Old Irish word crón, meaning 'saffron-colored'.

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Cronin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cronin (Arabic: كرونين) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cronin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 11,208th most widespread family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 145,504 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Cronin live; 50 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America. Cronin is also the 797,647th most frequent given name worldwide. It is borne by 135 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 27,303 people, or 1 in 13,275. In The United States Cronin is mostly concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 15 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 76 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 18 percent live and England, where 11 percent live.

Cronin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cronin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cronin surname rose 549 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 140 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it rose 620 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 282 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 707 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cronin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Cronin surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Cronin last name are 4.3% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.53% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cronin earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 16.95% less than the national average, earning 287,410 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 25.73% more than the national average, earning R 298,776 per year; in United States they earn 16.94% more than the national average, earning $50,458 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.32% more than the national average, earning $55,802 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Croning92112/
Cronnin9222/
Croinin9218/
Chronin9213/
Crosnin924/
Crounin921/
Ccronin921/
Cronion921/
Croninn920/
Cronien920/
Scronin920/
Croynin920/
Cronning8672/
Chronion860/
Crouning860/
Chroning860/
Cronen83675/
Cronyn83266/
Kronin83206/
Cranin8341/
Cronim833/
Crunin831/
Sronin831/
Croninová801/
Croonen771,478/
Kronina77139/
Croenen77110/
Khronin7759/
Craning7711/
Croneen7710/
Sroning779/
Shronin775/
Cronnen772/
Krosnin772/
Crunnin771/
Zrounin771/
Scranin771/
Cronyon771/
Kromnin771/
Crumnin770/
Crounen770/
Chronen770/
Crannin770/
Cruning770/
Schronen71116/
Khronina7163/
Cruining719/
Cranning715/
Kronning715/
Krohning713/
Crunning710/
Kronen671,207/
Cranen67422/
Kranin67227/
Kronyn6713/
Krunin679/
Kronim677/
Khrounina676/
Qrunin676/
Cronem672/
Zranin672/
Sranin671/
Kronhn671/
Crunen670/
Cranim670/
Cronym670/

Cronin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cronin in the Arabic language
كرونينkrwnyn-
كروننkrwnn-

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Cronin Reference & Research

Cronin DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Cronin FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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