Moran Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 1
Berkshire 2
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 202
Cornwall 9
Cumberland 17
Derbyshire 59
Devon 14
Dorset 1
Durham 159
Essex 12
Gloucestershire 14
Hampshire 30
Herefordshire 1
Hertfordshire 1
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 2
Isle of Man 0
Kent 25
Lancashire 1,730
Leicestershire 1
Lincolnshire 2
London 344
Middlesex 10
Northumberland 99
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 8
Nottinghamshire 12
Oxfordshire 1
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 2
Shropshire 26
Suffolk 8
Somerset 6
Surrey 23
Sussex 5
Staffordshire 261
Warwickshire 172
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 2
Worcestershire 28
Yorkshire 566

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 1
Carnarvonshire 3
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 24
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 46
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 2
Pembrokeshire 1
Radnorshire 4

Moran Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Moran family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 650
Labourer 219
Agricultural Labourer 60
Hawker 46
Tailor 36
Coal Miner 36
House Keeper 33
Domestic Servant 31
General Servant 30
Bricklayer Labourer 27
Dress Maker 26
Cotton Weaver 24
Farm Labourer 22
Laundress 22
Mill Hand 21
Servant 20
Dock Labourer 18
Cotton Spinner 17
None 14
Worsted Spinner 14
Plasterer 13
Labourer In Iron Works 12
Shoe Maker 11
Factory Operative 11
Cotton Piecer 10

Most Frequent Forenames for Moran

Name Census Frequency
Mary Moran 3,479
John Moran 2,913
Thomas Moran 1,834
James Moran 1,798
William Moran 1,234
Patrick Moran 1,107
Michael Moran 1,034
Margaret Moran 1,021
Catherine Moran 1,011
Bridget Moran 804
Elizabeth Moran 750
Ann Moran 739
Ellen Moran 724
Sarah Moran 550
Annie Moran 523
Edward Moran 503
Joseph Moran 358
Jane Moran 348
Peter Moran 348
Martin Moran 345
Alice Moran 256
George Moran 248
Kate Moran 220
Charles Moran 216
Eliza Moran 216

Moran Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Moran 100% 30,711
2 Morran 83% 1,381
3 Moren 80% 1,322
4 Maron 60% 1,242
5 Marin 60% 789
6 Marion 50% 709
7 Mourn 60% 590
8 Morin 80% 564
9 Marian 67% 528
10 Maran 80% 474
11 Mearne 33% 421
12 Marine 50% 406
13 Morn 80% 400
14 Marn 60% 277
15 Moron 80% 272
16 Moorn 60% 245
17 Marne 40% 205
18 Morne 60% 186
19 Mooran 83% 167
20 Mearn 40% 162
21 Mourne 50% 148
22 Moorin 67% 147
23 Morean 83% 138
24 Maren 60% 127
25 Merone 50% 108
26 Meran 80% 107

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The surname Moran is the most popular version of all its varients

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