Horan Surname
Approximately 31,086 people bear this surname
Horan Surname Definition:
(Celtic) = Hoar(e2 (q.v.) + the Irish diminutive suff. -án.
Horan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14,681 | 1:24,689 | 3,108 |
| Ireland | 4,105 | 1:1,147 | 232 |
| England | 3,033 | 1:18,371 | 2,626 |
| Australia | 2,481 | 1:10,881 | 1,615 |
| Pakistan | 2,195 | 1:81,387 | 2,802 |
| Canada | 1,160 | 1:31,763 | 4,129 |
| Egypt | 549 | 1:167,460 | 12,562 |
| New Zealand | 461 | 1:9,823 | 1,708 |
| Turkey | 428 | 1:181,826 | 13,683 |
| Ukraine | 285 | 1:159,729 | 22,116 |
| Iran | 228 | 1:336,765 | 22,873 |
| Scotland | 183 | 1:29,256 | 3,059 |
| Indonesia | 153 | 1:864,374 | 65,003 |
| Mexico | 133 | 1:933,280 | 12,647 |
| Wales | 91 | 1:34,006 | 3,399 |
| Northern Ireland | 84 | 1:21,965 | 2,577 |
| India | 79 | 1:9,709,688 | 189,874 |
| Russia | 78 | 1:1,847,731 | 118,322 |
| Argentina | 68 | 1:628,580 | 44,177 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Thailand | 38 | 1:1,858,904 | 228,660 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| United Arab Emirates | 34 | 1:269,479 | 19,099 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Germany | 30 | 1:2,683,515 | 132,064 |
| Brazil | 28 | 1:7,645,512 | 174,288 |
| Israel | 27 | 1:316,949 | 27,106 |
| South Africa | 27 | 1:2,006,582 | 90,678 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| France | 22 | 1:3,019,215 | 204,848 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| Malaysia | 17 | 1:1,734,954 | 70,664 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Austria | 9 | 1:946,159 | 70,786 |
| Colombia | 9 | 1:5,308,230 | 18,838 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 1:2,210,312 | 95,036 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Belarus | 7 | 1:1,357,294 | 83,128 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| Isle of Man | 6 | 1:14,304 | 3,169 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Nauru | 3 | 1:3,960 | 383 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3,090 | 1:1,434 | 270 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 815 | 1:29,908 | 4,016 |
| Scotland | 45 | 1:83,183 | 4,503 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:104,561 | 4,503 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,316 | 1:15,144 | 1,944 |
The alternate forms: Hořan (11), Horán (1) & Horań (1) are calculated separately.
Horan (6,505) may also be a first name.
Horan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) = Hoar(e2 (q.v.) + the Irish diminutive suff. -án.
Ó hÓdhráin The name of this north Connacht sept is also widely used for Haren and to some extent for Hourihan. q.v. IF 183; Map Cork and Mayo; Plate XVI
(Irish) Descendant of the belligerent or warlike one; grandson of little Anradh (warrior or champion); grandson of Odhar (dark gray).
Horan Demographics
Horan Political Affiliation
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Horan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Horan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Horan (Arabic: هوران, Bengali: হোরন, Hindi: होरन, Oriya: େହାରାନ) occurs most in The United States. It can be found as: Hořan, Horán or Horań. Click here to see other possible spellings of Horan.
How Common Is The Last Name Horan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 17,777th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 234,432 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Horan reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 81,358th most frequently occurring forename internationally, borne by 6,505 people.
This surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 14,681 people, or 1 in 24,689. In The United States Horan is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 15 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 100 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 13 percent reside and England, where 10 percent reside.
Horan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Horan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 443 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 133 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it grew 372 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 407 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 607 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Horan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (99%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Horan surname are 5.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.72% registered with the party.
The amount Horan earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 26.82% less than the national average, earning R 173,904 per year; in United States they earn 16.35% more than the national average, earning $50,203 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.45% more than the national average, earning $54,376 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Horan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Horan in the Oriya language | ||
| େହାରାନ | eharana | - |
| Horan in the Bengali language | ||
| হোরন | horana | 90 |
| হরণ | harana | 10 |
| Horan in the Hindi language | ||
| होरन | horana | 87.88 |
| होरान | horana | 9.09 |
| हौरन | haurana | 3.03 |
| Horan in the Arabic language | ||
| هوران | hwran | - |
| حورن | hwrn | - |
| حوران | hwran | - |
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Horan Reference & Research
Moran DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Moran FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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