Crossan

English

Alternative forms

• Croson

Etymology

Reduced form of McCrossen, from Irish mac en Chrosáin (“son of the satirist”), from crosán (“reciter”, literally “cross-bearer”).

Proper noun

Crossan (plural Crossans)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Crossan is the 21830^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1191 individuals. Crossan is most common among White (94.29%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Crossan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 388.

Anagrams

• Rascons