Given name & surname

Crean

“descendant of Croidheán”

Crean is a surname from Irish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Crean goes back to Irish Ó Croidheáin, meaning “descendant of Croidheán.”

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Where it comes from

Crean comes from Irish.

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How it developed

From Irish Ó Croidheáin (“descendant of Croidheán”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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