Horan Explained

Horan is a surname that originated in County Galway, Ireland, and from there spread into County Mayo.^[1] 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.^[2]

Horan
Meaning:	"warlike"
Region:	Ireland
Variant:	Ughrón

Notable people with the name Horan include:

• Alice Horan (1895–1971), British trade unionist
• Adelind Horan (born 1988), American actress
• Ann Maire Horan, actress on TG4 drama, Ros na Rún
• Charles Horan (1837–1900), Catholic priest in Australia
• Claude Horan (1917–2014), American sculptor
• Daniel Horan (born 1983), American Catholic priest, theologian, and author
• Gerard Horan (born 1962), English actor
• Hume Horan (1934–2004), American diplomat
• James Horan (1911–1986), Irish monsignor
• James Horan (actor) (born 1954), American character actor
• John Horan (politician) (1908–1971), Canadian politician
• John Horan (rugby league), rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s
• Johnny Horan (1932–1980), American basketball player
• Kate Horan (born 1975), New Zealand paralympics runner
• Lindsey Horan (born 1994), United States (soccer) football player
• Marcus Horan (born 1977), Irish rugby union player
• Mike Horan (politician), Australian politician
• Mike Horan (American football) (born 1959), American football punter
• Monica Horan (born 1963), American actress
• Neil Horan (born 1947), defrocked Irish Roman Catholic clergyman
• Niall Horan (born 1993), Irish singer and member of the band One Direction
• Patrick Horan (c. 1800s), Irish baseball player
• Peter Horan (1926–2010), Irish flute & fiddle player
• Tim Horan (born 1970), Australian rugby union player
• Tom Horan (1854–1916), Australian cricketer & journalist
• Walt Horan (1898–1966), American politician

See also

• Roger Ó hUghróin (died 1616), Chief of the Name
• Pre-Norman invasion Irish Celtic kinship groups, from whom many of the modern Irish surnames came from

Notes and References

1. http://www.goireland.com/genealogy/family.htm?FamilyId=184 Horan surnmame history at goireland.com
2. Book: Cairney, C. Thomas . 1989 . Clans and Families of Ireland and Scotland . Jefferson, North Carolina, United States, and London . . 78–87 . 0899503624.