Cryan

English

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Ruaidhín (“son of Ruaidhín”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of ruadh (“red”).

Proper noun

Cryan (plural Cryans)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Cryan is the 29171^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 812 individuals. Cryan is most common among White (94.09%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cryan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 391.

Anagrams

• Caryn, carny, nacry