Crehan

English

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”).

Proper noun

Crehan (plural Crehans)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Crehan is the 36204^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 619 individuals. Crehan is most common among White (97.25%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Crehan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 382.

Anagrams

• ranche, Hancer, chenar, nercha, enarch, Achern