Cronin

English

Alternative forms

• Cronan

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cróinín (“descendant of Cróinín”), a byname derived from a diminutive form of crón (“swarthy”).

Proper noun

Cronin (plural Cronins)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Cronin is the 1883^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 19078 individuals. Cronin is most common among White (95.3%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cronin”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 387.

Anagrams

• Rincon, cornin, rincón