Moran

Moran households in mid-nineteenth century Ireland


Household numbers by county in Griffith's (1847-64), as on the map

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Antrim:6Armagh:1Belfast city:9Carlow:24
Cavan:7Clare:67Cork:9Cork city:1
Derry:44Donegal:10Down:5Dublin:56
Dublin city:61Fermanagh:7Galway:242Kerry:112
Kildare:99Kilkenny:57Laois:78Leitrim:158
Limerick:62Limerick city:2Longford:60Louth:13
Mayo:566Meath:44Offaly:43Roscommon:230
Sligo:45Tipperary:78Tyrone:10Waterford:31
Westmeath:141Wexford:95Wicklow:38

Surname Dictionary

Moran Very numerous: all areas, especially Connacht. Ir. (1) Ó Móráin, mór, great. (2) Ó Mughróin, from first name Mughrón (seal-man). There were four septs involved in Connacht. See also Morahan. SI.
Ó Móráin fairly rare: Dublin, Galway etc. Ir.Lang. See Moran.
Ó Móráin Moran: líonmhar ach measctha le Ó Mughróin, q.v. Bhí clann aitheanta ag Ard na Rí, taobh le Béal an Átha; ní foláir go raibh cinn eile timpeall na tíre. Ainm baineann an-choitinn a b'ea Mór agus bhí ainm fireann Morann ann, leis.
Ó Mughróin Moran: líonmhar i gcoitinne ach féach Ó Móráin, leis. Deir de Bhulbh (1) dream de chuid Chlann Chathail i Ros Comáin agus (2) craobh d'Uí Máine i nGaillimh. Bíonn an leagan galldaithe Moran orthu go léir anois. Féach Ó Móráin & Mac Mughróin.

The surname

Parishes where Moran and a second surname are found together

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Variants in Griffith's
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