Morran Surname

422,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 821 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Morran Surname Definition:

Shortened from (Mac)morran, which see. Twelve persons named Marine or Moring are recorded in the Dumfries Commissariot Record (1624-1800), and John Morring of Morringtoune appears in 1630. Hew Morrane in Newbigging of Carnwath is recorded in 1667 (Lanark CR.

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Morran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2661:1,362,62894,589
Canada1591:231,73322,208
Scotland1491:35,9323,496
England1421:392,38127,229
Australia441:613,53943,545
France151:4,428,181244,602
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland281:158,2108,327
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2431:15,4041,699
England1301:187,50315,253
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3851:130,43812,506

Morran (38) may also be a first name.

Morran Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Shortened from (Mac)morran, which see. Twelve persons named Marine or Moring are recorded in the Dumfries Commissariot Record (1624-1800), and John Morring of Morringtoune appears in 1630. Hew Morrane in Newbigging of Carnwath is recorded in 1667 (Lanark CR.), and Nathaniel Morren was minister of North Church, Greenock (Fasti, V, p. 378). The name also appears in record as Morren, Morin, and Murren.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

User-submitted Reference

Ó Murcháin, descendant of Murchadh (sea-warrior).

- cmoraghan

Morran Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Morran Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Morran (Hindi: मोर्रन, Russian: Морран) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Morran? popularity and diffusion

Morran is the 422,155th most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 8,876,426 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Morran are found; 48 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Morran is also the 1,662,754th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 38 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 266 people, or 1 in 1,362,628. In The United States it is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 13 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and Connecticut, where 6 percent are found. Besides The United States it is found in 23 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 19 percent are found and Scotland, where 18 percent are found.

Morran Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Morran has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Morran surname contracted 31 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 39 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it grew 109 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 96 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Morran Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (85%) in Ireland.

In The United States Morran are 4.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.11% registered with the political party.

The amount Morran earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.49% less than the national average, earning $38,623 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.37% less than the national average, earning $45,525 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morrant92231/
Morrain9241/
Morrand9231/
Mourran9222/
Morrgan929/
Morrane929/
Morrang921/
Morrean921/
Moorran921/
Mohrran921/
Moran91488,060/
Mourrain86289/
Mourrane8610/
Morraine865/
Morrayne862/
Morreant861/
Morrahan860/
Morranth860/
Morgan83626,804/
Morang8322,922/
Morand8318,347/
Morant839,755/
Morain831,937/
Morron831,675/
Mohran831,118/
Marran83976/
Morzan83809/
Morhan83600/
Morane83516/
Morean83450/
Merran83239/
Murran83223/
Motran83177/
Mouran8392/
Morann8377/
Mooran8355/
Morram8349/
Moraan8343/
Moeran8332/
Mgoran8329/
Morahn8327/
Moranc8313/
Moiran8312/
Moranh8310/
Morrón839/
Mojran837/
Morayn835/
Mosran834/
Moramn832/
Morank831/
Morasn831/
Mhoran831/
Moraĭn831/
Mourraine804/
Morrone7716,494/
Moratin771,460/
Morahan771,406/
Moraine771,070/
Mourant77905/
Moragne77778/
Moutran77762/
Murrain77650/
Morhain77623/
Mourand77598/
Morasin77402/
Murrant77401/
Marrane77340/
Mourain77332/
Moyrand77283/
Moranne77246/
Motrane77239/
Mourane77207/
Marrant77197/
Mourgan77188/
Moracen77183/
Moirand77143/
Moorgan77101/
Moreane7784/
Moirang7764/
Murrane7758/
Morgain7755/
Morgann7749/
Marrang7737/
Marrain7736/
Marrand7729/
Morgaan7721/
Morroun7717/
Mourron7713/
Murrand7712/
Mottran7711/
Moraing7711/
Moreang7710/
Mouhran7710/
Mohrand779/
Mehrran779/
Moranth778/
Morantt777/
Moracin776/
Morasen774/
Mosrane774/
Mmorgan774/
Moirant774/
Morandh773/
Moorann773/
Moorane773/
Mohrane773/
Moiraan773/
Morayne773/
Moraten773/
Mohuran773/
Moorhan772/
Morzhan772/
Moorean772/
Moirgan772/
Morangh772/
Moreand772/
Moyrain772/
Mhorain772/
Morrein772/
Merrann771/
Moraang771/
Moranhg771/
Mosrant771/
Motrand771/
Murrgan771/
Mohrain771/
Mohrann771/
Mojrang771/
Merrain771/
Morhand771/
Hmorgan771/
Meerran771/
Moorand771/
Moreant771/
Murrayn771/
Moraunt771/
Mosrean771/
Morhane771/
Moraung771/
Morrong771/
Mooraun771/
Morandt770/
Morhean770/
Mohrant770/
Moreann770/
Mourean770/
Murrann770/
Marrean770/
Moron7344,537/
Maran7323,517/
Meran7311,554/
Moram732,402/
Morán731,724/
Muran731,453/
Morón73413/
Măran73129/
Moràn7354/
Moròn7316/
Méran732/
Morań731/
Morasing71320/
Moutrane71315/
Murraine71125/
Morassin7195/
Moraisin7162/
Marraine7156/
Moranová7130/
Moranova7111/
Mouragne719/
Morachin714/
Mathrran713/
Morainne713/
Morangne712/
Marragne712/
Moorgain712/
Murranne711/
Mouranne711/
Mouraine711/
Morating711/
Mosreane711/
Morrosen711/
Morattin711/
Mouranhe711/
Marrayne711/
Moorhaun710/
Morangue710/
Morasend710/
Morrosin710/
Mourgain710/
Mahran6738,091/
Marzan6729,454/
Marron6721,867/
Mehran6718,872/
Marane6712,696/
Meeran679,257/
Marand677,925/
Morong673,405/
Marang673,387/
Morone672,991/
Margan671,713/
Marhan671,548/
Murram671,236/
Mauran671,224/
Murgan671,220/
Mouron671,115/
Murain671,036/
Murane67981/
Matran67953/
Morgon67951/
Masran67940/
Maraan67916/
Marain67864/
Merhan67862/
Maraun67759/
Marean67735/
Marant67717/
Moiron67686/
Merron67597/
Morein67543/
Moyron67526/
Murang67378/
Mutran67237/
Marram67229/
Murhan67207/
Maeran67163/
Marrón67130/
Morham67119/
Motron67117/
Mooram67114/
Mosram67111/
Mărgan67107/
Merean67103/
Musran6783/
Maaran6770/
Murand6762/
Moroun6755/
Muiran6753/
Meraan6752/
Moreyn6749/
Mouram6745/
Moramg6742/
Motram6739/
Merain6738/
Merđan6738/
Muhran6737/
Murant6735/
Murzan6730/
Merahn6719/
Maranc6719/
Morond6715/
Moront6714/
Moirón6713/
Marann6710/
Mharan6710/
Morzán6710/
Moream679/
Meraun678/
Moyrón677/
Marajn677/
Marayn676/
Morotn675/
Mooron675/
Moroon675/
Morzon675/
Murann675/
Murron674/
Murean674/
Morrão674/
Moronh674/
Mourón674/
Mujran674/
Morhanova674/
Morohn673/
Marròn673/
Motrán672/
Muraun672/
Mârzan672/
Marañn672/
Moiram671/
Maramn671/
Marrainne671/
Moramt671/
Morroonne671/
Mohraaten671/
Morrom671/
Meuran671/
Moroin671/
Murrahina671/
Maranh671/
Moronn671/
Motràn671/
Moránn671/
Moraam671/
Morañe671/
Moraschin671/
Mmeran671/
Morreisen671/
Motrahsin671/
Hmeran671/
Merann670/
Moeron670/
Moraim670/
Marahn670/
Morhon670/
Morahahan670/

Morran Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Morran in the Hindi language
मोर्रनmorrana-
Morran in the Russian language
Морранmorran-

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Morran 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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