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Horan

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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
Origin
Meaning"warlike"
Region of originIreland
Other names
Variant form(s)Ughrón

Notable people with the name Horan include:

See also

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References

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  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.