The Moran surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 78,546 people carried this name — #362 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 3,430 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 259 people named Moran.
110 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 39 départements, most often Gironde.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
178 people named Moran live in Switzerland.
They live in 11 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
27 people named Moran have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 120 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In print
Moran in American newspapers,
1904–1916.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 511,113 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Moran,
with a public archive behind them.
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Zozimus 1794–1846 · poet -
Edward Moran 1829–1901 · painter -
Patrick Francis Moran 1830–1911 · Catholic priest -
Thomas Moran 1837–1926 · painter -
Sebastian Moran 1840– · military officer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 196 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Moran.
- Moraes 663 · U.S. census
- Morain 535 · U.S. census
- Moraine 142 · U.S. census
- Morais 2,123 · U.S. census
- Moral 523 · U.S. census
- Morales 217,642 · U.S. census
- Morana 313 · U.S. census
- Morancy 141 · U.S. census
- Morand 753 · U.S. census
- Morandi 427 · U.S. census
- Morando 752 · U.S. census
- Morano 3,356 · U.S. census
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