Find out how popular the last name Horan is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Horan.

Horan, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Horan surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Horan in America

Horan is the 3345th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Horan surname appeared 10,711 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 4 people would have the surname Horan.

We can also compare 2010 data for Horan to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Horan

The surname Horan has its origins in Ireland, with records dating back to the 12th century. It is believed to be an anglicized version of the Gaelic name Ó hÓráin, which means "descendant of Órán." Órán is thought to be a personal name derived from the Old Irish word "ór," meaning "pale" or "golden."

The Horan name is most commonly associated with County Mayo in the west of Ireland, where many bearers of the name lived in the baronies of Erris and Gallen. Some early records of the name can be found in the Annals of the Four Masters, a chronicle of medieval Irish history compiled in the 17th century.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Horan surname is in the Pipe Roll of Cloyne from 1276, which mentions a "David O'Horan." This document, related to the Diocese of Cloyne in County Cork, suggests the name's presence in other parts of Ireland as well.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the Horan name appeared in various records, such as the Fiants of the Tudor Sovereigns and the Irish Monastic Register. Notable individuals from this time period include Dermot O'Horan, a 16th-century Bishop of Kilmacduagh, and Edmond O'Horan, a 17th-century Franciscan friar and historian.

In the 19th century, several prominent figures bore the Horan surname. James Horan (1798-1876) was an Irish Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Kingston in Canada. James Horan (1845-1923) was a Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom, representing the constituency of Tipperary from 1885 to 1900.

Other notable individuals with the Horan surname include John P. Horan (1826-1900), an American Civil War general and politician from Missouri, and Seán Horan (1901-1988), an Irish Republican Army officer and politician who served as a Teachta Dála (Member of Parliament) in the 1920s.

While the Horan name has its roots in Ireland, it has since spread to other parts of the world through emigration. However, its origins and historical significance remain deeply rooted in the Irish tradition and culture.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Horan

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Horan.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Horan was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Horan has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Horan was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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