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- Cron - Last Name Meaning & Origin
Cron
- Used in: 3 countries
Origin: Mc
* As a Scottish surname, variant of Crone, itself shortened from McCrone, from Scottish Gaelic Mac Cróin (“son of the swarthy one”), from crón (“swarthy”). * As a German, Jewish, and Swedish surname, Americanized/variant of Kron. * As a French surname, from the regional word crone (“water hole”). * Also as a French surname, from Picard Old French cron (“bent, curved”), itself probably a Germanic borrowing akin to Proto-Germanic *krumpaz or a similar variant. * As a Breton surname, from kronn (“round, rounded”), from Proto-Brythonic *krunn.
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Cron
Rank #10137
Frequency
2,923 people (1.08 per 100k)
Ethnic Distribution
White 91.93% Hispanic 2.87% Black 1.23% Asian/PI 0.92% Native Am. 0.82% Two+ 2.22%
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