Horan is a surname that originated in County Galway, Ireland, and from there spread into County Mayo.
Horan | |
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Family name | |
Meaning | "warlike" |
Region of origin | Ireland |
Related names | Ughrón |
Notable people with the name Horan include:
- Brendan Horan (born 1961), New Zealand weather presenter
- Claude Horan (born 1917), an American sculptor
- Hume Horan (1934-2004), American diplomat
- James Horan (1911-1986), Irish monsignor
- James Horan (born 1954), American character actor
- John Horan (c. 1800s), Irish baseball player
- Kate Horan (born 1975), New Zealand paralympics runner
- Marcus Horan (1977), Irish rugby union player
- Mike Horan (born 1944), Australian politician
- Monica Horan (born 1963), American actress
- Neil Horan (born 1947), defrocked Irish Roman Catholic clergyman
- Niall Horan (born 1993), Singer in boyband One Direction
- Peter Horan (born 1926) Irish flute & fiddle player
- Tim Horan (born 1970), Australian rugby union footballer
- Tom Horan (born 1945), Restaurateur & Food Critic
- Tom Horan (1854-1916), Australian cricketer & journalist.
- Walt Horan (born 1898), American politician