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 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 9
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 185
Cornwall 7
Cumberland 27
Derbyshire 75
Devon 11
Dorset 4
Durham 87
Essex 16
Gloucestershire 3
Hampshire 34
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 2
Isle of Man 0
Kent 31
Lancashire 1,509
Leicestershire 10
Lincolnshire 1
London 226
Middlesex 1
Northumberland 81
Norfolk 1
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 4
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 2
Shropshire 15
Suffolk 3
Somerset 5
Surrey 16
Sussex 1
Staffordshire 200
Warwickshire 153
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 2
Worcestershire 23
Yorkshire 315

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 4
Cardiganshire 1
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 3
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 17
Merionethshire 1
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 9
Pembrokeshire 9
Radnorshire 1

Moran Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Moran family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 359
Labourer 127
Agricultural Labourer 67
Hawker 35
House Keeper 34
Cotton Weaver 32
Ag Lab 28
Farm Labourer 26
Coal Miner 26
Dock Labourer 24
Servant 24
Dress Maker 23
Tailor 23
House Servant 20
Shoe Maker 16
Cotton Piecer 15
General Servant 14
Bricklayer Labourer 12
Domestic Servant 12
Charwoman 11
Cotton Spinner 11
Laundress 11
Ag Labourer 10
Laborer 10
Cotton Factory Worker 9

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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