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 5
Buckinghamshire 1
Berkshire 1
Cambridgeshire 3
Channel Islands 1
Cheshire 260
Cornwall 10
Cumberland 31
Derbyshire 59
Devon 11
Dorset 5
Durham 257
Essex 11
Gloucestershire 14
Hampshire 30
Herefordshire 1
Hertfordshire 1
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 2
Isle of Man 1
Kent 7
Lancashire 2,359
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 318
Middlesex 23
Northumberland 119
Norfolk 6
Northamptonshire 11
Nottinghamshire 26
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 2
Shropshire 34
Suffolk 1
Somerset 2
Surrey 28
Sussex 21
Staffordshire 227
Warwickshire 203
Westmorland 1
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 25
Yorkshire 702

Wales

Anglesey 2
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 9
Carmarthenshire 1
Denbighshire 7
Flintshire 4
Glamorgan 39
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 8
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Moran Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Moran family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 899
General Labourer 155
Labourer 113
Coal Miner 82
Agricultural Labourer 52
Bricklayer Labourer 46
Cotton Weaver 46
Farm Labourer 43
Domestic Servant 42
House Keeper 36
Tailor 35
Cotton Operative 35
General Servant 34
Hawker 33
Charwoman 32
Dock Labourer 27
Cotton Spinner 26
Dress Maker 25
No Occupation 22
Labourer In Iron Works 22
Brick Layers Labourer 17
Cotton Winder 17
Laundress 16
Plasterer 14
Tailoress 14

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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