Horan

Horan is a surname that originated in County Galway, Ireland, and from there spread into County Mayo. According to historian C. Thomas Cairney, the O'Horans were one of the chiefly families of the Uí Mháine who in turn were a tribe of the Dumnonii or Laigin who were the third wave of Celts to settle in Ireland during the first century BC.

Horan
Origin
Meaning"warlike"
Region of originIreland
Other names
Variant formUghrón

Notable people with the name Horan include:

See also

References

  1. ↑ Horan surnmame history at goireland.com
  2. ↑ Cairney, C. Thomas (1989). Clans and Families of Ireland and Scotland. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States, and London: McFarland & Company. pp. 78–87. ISBN 0899503624.
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