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* [[Ronnie Moran]], a British football coach |
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* [[Stacy Moran]], a model and pornographic actress |
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* Stephen Moran, Stuart Moran's brother |
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* [[Steve Moran]], an English football player |
* [[Steve Moran]], an English football player |
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* Stuart Moran, a Welsh PhD student |
* Stuart Moran, a Welsh PhD student |
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Revision as of 15:21, 15 April 2008
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| Meaning | "descendent of great one" |
| Region of origin | Ireland |
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| Related names | Ó Móráin |
Moran (Irish: Ó Móráin) is a modern Irish surname and derived from member ship of a medieval dynastic sept. The name means a descendent of Mórán, translated as Great One. Morans were a respected sept of the Uí Fiachrach dynasty in the western counties of Mayo and Sligo. In Ireland, where the name descended from the Gaelic, it is generally pronounced (phonetically) "more-in", an anglicized approximate of the Irish pronunciation. Elsewhere, pronunciation follows the French surname, Mo rant, anglicized to (phonetically) "more-anne".[1]
The majority bearers of this surname in Co. Mayo are descended from the Ó Móráin sept whose ancient kingdom was in north Mayo, surrounding the modern town of Ballina. Following the Norman invasion their territory was usurped by the Barretts and Burkes and the sept lost its central organisation. The modern distribution of the surname within Mayo suggests that the Morans spread southwards and today are chiefly found in the central area of the county, particularly in the barony of Carra.
People named Moran
People commonly known as Moran include:
- Brad Moran (AFL)
- Brad Moran (hockey)
- Brendan Moran, American television personality
- Bugs Moran, Chicago prohibition-era gangster
- Caitlin Moran, British journalist
- Charley Moran, baseball player, football coach
- Chris Moran, Royal Air Force officer
- Colin Moran, Dublin Gaelic footballer
- Crissy Moran, former American erotic actress & model
- Daniel Keys Moran, science fiction writer
- Denis Moran, Australian rugby player
- Dennis Moran, American computer hacker
- Diana Moran, British model
- Dylan Moran, Irish comedian, star of Black Books
- Edward Moran, American artist
- Edward C. Moran, Jr., American politician
- Erin Moran, an American actress
- Frank Moran, Heavyweight boxer, actor
- George Moran (comedian), member of Two Black Crows
- Hap Moran (Francis Dayle), Professional Football Player
- Hugh Moran, Manitoban politician
- Ian Moran, professional ice hockey player
- James Moran, GAA Footballer
- Jason Moran, Australian criminal
- Jason Moran (musician), jazz pianist
- Jerry Moran, United States Representative from Kansas
- Jim Moran, a United States Representative from Virginia
- Jim Moran (publicist)
- Jim Moran, American automotive entrepreneur/philanthropist
- Julie Moran, United States television personality
- Kevin Moran, Irish footballer
- Lewis Moran, Australian criminal
- Lindsay Moran,
- Lois Moran, actress
- Lord Moran, Winston Churchill's physician, among other things
- Malcolm Moran, American sportswriter
- Marc Moran, standup comedian, Republican politician
- Margaret Moran, British politician
- Margarita Moran, former Miss Universe
- Mayo Moran, dean of the Faculty of Law of the University of Toronto
- Michael P. Moran, American actor and playwright
- Mike Moran, a musician
- Mike Moran, Retired ZDF Warrant Officer
- Mike Moran (firefighter)
- Nancy Moran, American singer/songwriter
- Nick Moran, British actor
- Oliver Moran, Rugby Player for Daventry Rugby Football Club
- Paddy Moran, Canadian ice hockey goaltender
- Pat Moran, American baseball player and manager
- Patrick Moran, Canadian fiddle player
- Patrick Alfred Pierce Moran, mathematician.
- Paul Moran, Foreign Exchange Market,financial analyst,newsletter author.
- Paul Moran, Australian Broadcasting Corporation journalist
- Pauline Moran, English actress
- Polly Moran, American actress and comedian
- Robert Moran, American composer
- Robert Moran, American shipbuilder
- Robert L. Moran, E. Kahn's & Sons
- Roger Moran, British driver
- Roger Moran, a British hillclimb driver
- Ronnie Moran, a British football coach
- Stacy Moran, a model and pornographic actress
- Stephen Moran, Stuart Moran's brother
- Steve Moran, an English football player
- Stuart Moran, a Welsh PhD student
- Terry Moran, a television news correspondent
- Thomas Moran (1837-1926), an artist of the Hudson River School
- Thomas P. Moran, an engineer
- Tommy Moran, a British Fascist
- William L. Moran, an American Assyriologist
- "Mr. Moran", alias used by Salvatore Gravano, underboss of the Gambino crime family