# Moran (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/moran/  
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 Old French of Old French origin.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 88,615 |
| US rank (2010) | 353 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 3,484 people |
| Change since 2000 | +13% (78,546 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* As an Irish surname, an anglicisation of Ó Móráin, from Ó (“descendant”) and Móráin (“of Mórán”), from mór (“large, great”). * Also as an Irish surname, from Ó Moghráin, Ó Mughróin (“descendant of Mughrón”), personal name from mogh (“slave”) + rón (“seal”). Sometimes also shortened from McMorran, of the same meaning. * As an English surname, variant of Morrin. * As a Spanish surname, variant of Morán. * As a French surname, variant of Morin. * Variant of the English and French surname Morant.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Moran 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) | 64% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 31% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Moran in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Argentina.

## People named Moran

- Erin Moran, American actress (1960-2017)
- Thomas Moran, American artist (1837-1926)
- Pauline Moran, British actress
- Nick Moran, British actor, writer, producer and director
- Polly Moran, Actress, vaudevillian (1883-1952)
- Jason Moran, American jazz pianist, composer, educator (born 1975)
- Tony Moran, American actor
- Lois Moran, American actress (1909-1990)
- Mercedes Moran, Argentine actress
- Peggy Moran, actress (1918-2002)
- Edward Moran, American artist (1829-1901)
- Jane Moran, Australian female water polo player

and 14 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Moreno, Morin, Maroney, Morano, Morrone, Moroney, Morena, Marone, Maiorano, Moren, Maiorana, Moron.

## 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.