O'Horan Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

O'Horan Surname Definition:

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

O'Horan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:1,392,95161,553
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

O'Horan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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

— A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

A clan of Hy Maine, co. Galway. D'Alton.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower
DNA test information
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Ireland

O'Horan Demographics

O'Horan Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 1 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

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O'Horan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name O'Horan Come From? nationality or country of origin

O'Horan is found most in England. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of O'Horan.

How Common Is The Last Name O'Horan? popularity and diffusion

The surname O'Horan is the 2,843,861st most frequently held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 87 percent of O'Horan live; 85 percent live in Northern Europe and 85 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 1,392,951. In England O'Horan is most frequent in: South Yorkshire, where 40 percent live, Nottinghamshire, where 25 percent live and Norfolk, where 15 percent live. Apart from England this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent live and Mexico, where 2 percent live.

O'Horan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of O'Horan has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the O'Horan last name rose 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

O'Horan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the O'Horan surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Horgan931/
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O'Horgain882/
O'Haran8615/
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Oahran770/
O'Hargain754/
Ochoracen751/
Ocharan711,382/
Ahouran71565/
Haorang71159/
Ohargan7130/
Oharran7130/
Hajoran7118/
Ohouron719/
Hoatran712/
Ocháran712/
Aooraan711/
Ouahran711/
Okharan711/
Oyooran711/
Gaooran711/
Ojharan711/
Ahorean711/
O'Haron711/
Hoaraan711/
Hahoran710/
Oharaan710/
Oathran710/
O'Haurahan710/
Aoran67106/
Otcharan6781/
O'Hearon6751/
Oaran6724/
Gokharan673/
Oyourane673/
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O'Horan Reference & Research

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