Cronin

Cronin is an Irish surname, first appeared in the southern Irish County Cork and is derived from the Old Irish word cron, meaning " saffron ".

Well-known bearers of the name

• Alfred Duggan - Cronin (1874-1954), Irish- South African Photographer
• Anthony Cronin ( born 1928 ), Irish writer
• Anthony Cronin (snooker player ), Irish snooker player
• Archibald Joseph Cronin (1896-1981), Scottish physician and writer
• Daniel Anthony Cronin (* 1927), Archbishop Emeritus of Hartford
• David Edward Cronin (1839-1925), American painter
• James Cronin ( born 1931 ), American physicist
• Jerry Cronin (1925-1990), Irish politician
• Jim Cronin (1951-2007), American animal rights activists
• Joe Cronin (1906-1984), American baseball player
• Justin Cronin (born 1962 ), American writer
• Laurel Cronin (1939-1992), American actress, singer and dancer
• Michael Cronin, Irish scientists
• Paul W. Cronin (1938-1997), American politician
• Rich Cronin (1975-2010), American singer and musician
• Sam Cronin ( born 1986 ), American football player
• Sean Cronin (born 1964 ), British actor and cameraman
• Seán Cronin (1920-2011), an Irish terrorist and journalist
• Shawn Cronin ( born 1963 ), American ice hockey player
• Steve Cronin ( b. 1983 ), American football player
• Vincent Cronin (1924-2011), British historian

Form Cronyn

• Hume Cronyn (1911-2003), Canadian actor

• Family name
• Irish personal name
• English personal name