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    The surname Cryan

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 812 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex C650

    Cryan: #29,171 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Cryan #29,171, 812 people Cryan: #29,171 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Cryan #29,171, 812 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cryan is more common than 82% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

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

    Cryan 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 812 people named Cryan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 380,228 Americans. That is up 1.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 804.

    #29,171
    rank among US surnames
    812
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1%
    change since 2000 (was #28,049)

    Who is named Cryan

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

    94% of people named Cryan identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 2.5%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
    • Two or more races 0.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Cryan

    Cryan 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 Cryan come from?
    Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Ruaidhín (“son of Ruaidhín”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of ruadh (“red”).
    How common is the surname Cryan?
    812 people in the United States had the surname Cryan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 380,228 Americans. It ranked 29,171st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Cryan?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Cryan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
    What type of surname is Cryan?
    Cryan is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Cryan getting more or less common?
    More common. 804 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 812 in 2010, up 1.0%.