# Crehan (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/crehan/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 619 |
| US rank (2010) | 36,204 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 498,781 people |
| Change since 2000 | -1.7% (630 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Two main origins: * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Croidheáin (“descendant of Croidheán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of croidhe (“heart”). Compare Creegan. * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Creacháin (“descendant of Creachán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of creach (“blind”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Crehan in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 97% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Crehan in the United States.

## People named Crehan

- Joseph Crehan, American actor (1883–1966)

## Similar surnames

Crane, Crain, Cerna, Craine, Cherian, Crean, Craney, Charon, Cryan, Cherny, Corona, Carney.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.