Crean

See also: crean

English

Etymology 1

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Croidheáin (“descendant of Croidheán”), a byname derived from a diminutive of croidhe (“heart”).

Proper noun

Crean (plural Creans)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Crean is the 19955^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1344 individuals. Crean is most common among White (94.12%) individuals.

Etymology 2

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Proper noun

Crean

1. A hamlet in Cornwall, England, not far from Land's End (OS grid ref SW3924).

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Crean”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 382.

Anagrams

• recan, Crane, caren, Caren, rance, Carne, ancré, Rance, nacre, Nérac, crane, nacré, Cerna, caner, crena

Manx

Proper noun

Crean m

1. Wednesday

Synonyms

• Jecrean

See also

• (day of the week): Previous: Yn Vayrt. Next: Jerdein.