# Horan (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/horan/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic].

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 10,711 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,345 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 28,825 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.2% (10,182 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Odran |

## Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Ó hUghróin (“descendant of Ughrón”) or Ó hOdhráin (“descendant of Odhrán”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Horan in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 92% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 5.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Horan in the United States and Australia.

## People named Horan

- Roy Horan, American actor
- James Horan, American actor and voice actor (born 1954)
- Tom Horan, Australian cricketer (1854-1916)
- Tim Horan, Australian rugby union player
- Lindsey Heaps, American soccer player

## Similar surnames

Horn, Horne, Horney, Hirano, Horine, Herron, Hearn, Herrin, Harney, Herren, Heron, Hearne.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.