How common is the surname Crean?

1,344 people in the United States had the surname Crean in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 229,721 Americans. It ranked 19,955th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Crean?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Crean identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Crean?

Simon Crean, Australian politician (1949–2023).

Where is the surname Crean most common?

Wikidata records people named Crean in Australia.

Is the surname Crean getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,369 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,344 in 2010, down 1.8%.

The surname Crean

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 1,344 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex C650

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Crean is more common than 87.7% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Croidheáin (“descendant of Croidheán”), a byname derived from a diminutive of croidhe (“heart”).

Crean is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,344 people named Crean in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 229,721 Americans. That is down 1.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,369.

#19,955

rank among US surnames

1,344

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-1.8%

change since 2000 (was #18,582)

Who is named Crean

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Crean identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.0%
Two or more races 0.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Creans

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Simon Crean
Australian politician (1949–2023)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Crean

Crean has the Soundex code C650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C650.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Crean come from?: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Croidheáin (“descendant of Croidheán”), a byname derived from a diminutive of croidhe (“heart”).
How common is the surname Crean?: 1,344 people in the United States had the surname Crean in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 229,721 Americans. It ranked 19,955th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Crean?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Crean identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Crean?: Simon Crean, Australian politician (1949–2023).
Where is the surname Crean most common?: Wikidata records people named Crean in Australia.
What type of surname is Crean?: Crean is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Crean getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,369 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,344 in 2010, down 1.8%.