# Crossan

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #97,982

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish.

## Etymology
Reduced form of McCrossen, from Irish Mac an Chrosáin (“son of the satirist”), from crosán (“reciter”, literally “cross-bearer”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/crossan