How common is the surname Cronin?

19,078 people in the United States had the surname Cronin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 16,183 Americans. It ranked 1,883rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Cronin?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Cronin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Cronin?

James Cronin, American physicist, followed by Justin Cronin.

Where is the surname Cronin most common?

Wikidata records people named Cronin in the United States and Australia.

Is the surname Cronin getting more or less common?

More common. 18,710 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 19,078 in 2010, up 2.0%.

The surname Cronin

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 19,078 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C655

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cronin is more common than 98.8% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cróinín (“descendant of Cróinín”), a byname derived from a diminutive form of crón (“swarthy”).

Cronin 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 19,078 people named Cronin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 16,183 Americans. That is up 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 18,710.

#1,883

rank among US surnames

19,078

people in 2010

6.5

per 100,000 Americans

+2%

change since 2000 (was #1,756)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,874	Reeder	19,155	16,118
#1,875	McNeill	19,152	16,121
#1,876	Landers	19,144	16,128
#1,878	Mims	19,139	16,132
#1,879	Brand	19,135	16,135
#1,880	Delossantos	19,131	16,138
#1,881	Vallejo	19,117	16,150

Who is named Cronin

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

95% of people named Cronin identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Cronins

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

James Cronin
American physicist, 1931–2016
Justin Cronin
American writer, born 1962
Sam Cronin
American soccer player, born 1986
Joe Cronin
American baseball player and manager (1906–1984)
Steve Cronin
American soccer player (born 1983)
Caitlin Cronin
Australian rower, born 1995
Rich Cronin
American singer and rapper (1974–2010)

Notable Cronins come mostly from the United States (6) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Cronan

Surnames that sound like Cronin

Cronin has the Soundex code C655, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C655.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Cronin come from?: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cróinín (“descendant of Cróinín”), a byname derived from a diminutive form of crón (“swarthy”).
How common is the surname Cronin?: 19,078 people in the United States had the surname Cronin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 16,183 Americans. It ranked 1,883rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Cronin?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Cronin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Cronin?: James Cronin, American physicist, followed by Justin Cronin.
Where is the surname Cronin most common?: Wikidata records people named Cronin in the United States and Australia.
What type of surname is Cronin?: Cronin is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Cronin getting more or less common?: More common. 18,710 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 19,078 in 2010, up 2.0%.
What are other spellings of Cronin?: Cronan.