Last Name MORAN

Summary/Contribute


Meaning A multitude. 'Moran,' a contraction of Morgan, which signifies of or belonging to the sea.
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Origin Irish, Jewish, Spanish, Chilean, Zimbabwean, South african, Hungarian

Rank 362 (2000 US census) 444 (1990 US census)
Count 78,546 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 71.43%, or 56105 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 2.44%, or 1917 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.55%, or 432 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.82%, or 644 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.04%, or 817 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 23.71%, or 18623 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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