How common is the surname Moran?

88,615 people in the United States had the surname Moran in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 3,484 Americans. It ranked 353rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Moran?

In the 2010 Census, 64% of people named Moran identified as white (not Hispanic), and 31% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Moran?

Erin Moran, American actress (1960-2017), followed by Thomas Moran.

Where is the surname Moran most common?

Wikidata records people named Moran in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia and 1 other country.

Is the surname Moran getting more or less common?

More common. 78,546 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 88,615 in 2010, up 13%.

The surname Moran

A French patronymic surname, carried by 88,615 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M650

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Moran is more common than 99.8% of them.

Origin

French origin

* 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.

Moran is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 88,615 people named Moran in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 3,484 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 78,546.

#353

rank among US surnames

88,615

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+12.8%

change since 2000 (was #362)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#344	Shelton	90,517	3,411
#345	Schwartz	90,071	3,428
#346	Norris	89,796	3,438
#347	Jennings	89,700	3,442
#348	Watts	89,649	3,444
#349	Duran	89,401	3,453
#350	Walters	89,376	3,454

Who is named Moran

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

64% of people named Moran identified as white (not Hispanic), 31% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.4% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 64%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 31%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Morans

26 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Erin Moran
American actress (1960-2017)
Thomas Moran
American artist (1837-1926)
Pauline Moran
British actress, born 1947
Nick Moran
British actor, writer, producer and director, born 1969
Polly Moran
Actress, vaudevillian (1883-1952)
Jason Moran
American jazz pianist, composer, educator (born 1975)
Tony Moran
American actor, born 1957
Lois Moran
American actress (1909-1990)
Mercedes Moran
Argentine actress, born 1955
Peggy Moran
Actress (1918-2002)
Edward Moran
American artist (1829-1901)
Jane Moran
Australian female water polo player, born 1985

Notable Morans come mostly from the United States (21), the United Kingdom (2) and Australia (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Moran

Moran has the Soundex code M650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M650.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Moran come from?: * 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…
How common is the surname Moran?: 88,615 people in the United States had the surname Moran in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 3,484 Americans. It ranked 353rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Moran?: In the 2010 Census, 64% of people named Moran identified as white (not Hispanic), and 31% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Moran?: Erin Moran, American actress (1960-2017), followed by Thomas Moran.
Where is the surname Moran most common?: Wikidata records people named Moran in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia and 1 other country.
What type of surname is Moran?: Moran is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Moran getting more or less common?: More common. 78,546 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 88,615 in 2010, up 13%.