O'Marron Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

O'Marron Surname Definition:

This name is quite numerous and should have been included in More Irish Families on that account.

In 1865 58 births were registered for Marren (24) and Marron (34); nearly all the Marrens were in Co. Sligo and most of the Marrons were in the Carrickmacross area of Co.

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O'Marron Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

O'Marron Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This name is quite numerous and should have been included in More Irish Families on that account.

In 1865 58 births were registered for Marren (24) and Marron (34); nearly all the Marrens were in Co. Sligo and most of the Marrons were in the Carrickmacross area of Co. Monaghan. In 1890 there were 31, with the same distinction between Marren and Marron, but the latter were then much more numerous.

In the Co. Monaghan hearth money rolls (1663 and 1655) we find O'Maran, O'Marran and O'Meran, while in the “census” of 1659 O'Merran was a “principal Irish name” around Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim.

O'Meran appears too in a north Mayo Fiant. In Matheson's list of modern synonyms Mearn is recorded with Marron in Ballymena, Co. Antrim, but this Mearn may be the Scottish Mearns of Kirkcudbrightshire. The Gaelic form of O'Marron is clearly Ó Mearáin. I can find no positive evidence indicating the early history of the sept; it seems probably that there were in fact two septs so called, one in Oriel and the other smaller one in the Ui Fiachra country—but there is no mention of the latter in The Tribes and Customs of Hy Fiachra.

Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

O'Marron Last Name Facts

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

The last name O'Marron is more frequently found in Northern Ireland than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

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

O'Marron is the 7,117,718th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname O'Marron is primarily found in Europe, where 86 percent of O'Marron are found; 86 percent are found in Northern Europe and 86 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most widespread in Northern Ireland, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 307,506. In Northern Ireland O'Marron is most prevalent in: Ulster, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Northern Ireland it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent reside.

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O'Moran679/
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Gamaron673/
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