Cryan
English edit
Etymology edit
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Ruaidhín (“son of Ruaidhín”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of ruadh (“red”).
Proper noun edit
Cryan (plural Cryans)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Cryan is the 29171st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 812 individuals. Cryan is most common among White (94.09%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cryan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 391.