Cronin
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cróinín (“descendant of Cróinín”), a byname derived from a diminutive form of crón (“swarthy”).
Proper noun[edit]
Cronin (plural Cronins)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Cronin is the 1883rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 19078 individuals. Cronin is most common among White (95.3%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cronin”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 387.