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{{dablink|This article is about the Irish surname and sept. For other uses, see [[Moran (disambiguation)]].}}
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| meaning ="descendent of great one"
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| related names = Ó Móráin
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'''Moran''' ({{lang-ga|Ó Móráin}}) is a modern [[Ireland|Irish]] [[surname]] and derived from member ship of a medieval dynastic sept. The name means a descendent of ''Mórán'', translated as ''Great One''. Morans were a respected [[Sept (social)|sept]] of the [[Uí Fiachrach]] [[dynasty]] in the western counties of [[County Mayo|Mayo]] and [[Co unty Sligo|Sligo]]. In Ireland, where the name descended from the [[Gaels|Gaelic]], it is generally pronounced (phonetically) "'''more'''-in", an anglicized approximate of the Irish pronunciation. Elsewhere, pronunciation follows the French surname, ''Mo rant'', anglicized to (phonetically) "more-'''anne'''".<ref>[http://mizian.com.ne.kr/englishwiz/library/names/etymology_of_last_names.htm Etymology of Last Names]</ref>
The majority bearers of this surname in [[County Mayo|Co. Mayo]] are descended from the Ó Móráin sept whose ancient [[monarchy|kingdom]] was in north Mayo, surrounding the modern town of [[Ballina]]. Following the [[Norman invasion of Ireland|Norman invasion]] their territory was usurped by the Barretts and Burkes and the sept lost its central organisation. The modern distribution of the surname within Mayo suggests that the Morans spread southwards and today are chiefly found in the central area of the county, particularly in the [[barony]] of [[Carra, County Mayo|Carra]].
== People named Moran ==
People commonly known as '''Moran''' include:
* [[Eric Moran]], Bom engineer
* [[Bob Moran]], bodybuilder
* [[Brad Moran (AFL)]]
* [[Allison(Ally)Moran]] Irish Dancer
* [[Brad Moran (hockey)]]
* [[Brendan Moran]], American television personality
* [[William Moran]] Deputy Chief Firefighter
* [[Bugs Moran]], Chicago prohibition-era gangster
* [[Caitlin Moran]], British journalist
* [[Charley Moran]], baseball player, football coach
* [[Chris Moran]], Royal Air Force officer
* [[Colin Moran]], Dublin Gaelic footballer
* [[Crissy Moran]], former American erotic actress & model
* [[Daniel Keys Moran]], science fiction writer
* [[Denis Moran (Gaelic footballer)]], Irish Gaelic footballer
* [[Dennis Moran]], American computer hacker
* [[Dennis Moran (rugby league)]]
* [[Diana Moran]], British model
* [[Dylan Moran]], Irish comedian, star of ''Black Books''
* [[Edward Moran]], American artist
* [[Edward C. Moran, Jr.]], American politician
* [[Erin Moran]], American actress
* [[Frank Moran]], Heavyweight boxer, actor
* [[George Moran (comedian)]], member of [[Two Black Crows]]
* [[Hap Moran]] (Francis Dayle), professional football player
* [[Hugh Moran]], Manitoban politician
* [[Ian Moran]], professional ice hockey player
* [[James Moran (writer)]], British screenwriter
* [[James M. Moran]], American automotive entrepreneur/philanthropist
* [[Jason Moran]], Australian criminal
* [[Jason Moran (musician)]], jazz pianist
* [[Jerry Moran]], United States Representative from Kansas
* [[Jim Moran]], United States Representative from Virginia
* [[Jim Moran (publicist)]]
* [[John Moran]], American composer
* [[John Moran (cellist)]], American musician and musicologist
* [[Julie Moran]], United States television personality
* [[Kevin Moran (footballer)]], Irish footballer
* [[Lewis Moran]], Australian criminal
* [[Lindsay Moran]],
* [[Lois Moran]], actress
* [[Lord Moran]], Winston Churchill's physician, among other things
* [[Malcolm Moran]], American sportswriter
* [[Margaret Moran]], British politician
* [[Maria Margarita Moran-Floirendo]], former Miss Universe
* [[Mayo Moran]], dean of the Faculty of Law of the University of Toronto
* [[Michael P. Moran]], American actor and playwright
* [[Mike Moran (firefighter)]], Irish American FDNY firefighter
* [[Mike Moran (music producer)]], English keyboard musician and producer
* [[Nancy Moran]], American singer/songwriter
* [[Nick Moran]], British actor
* [[Paddy Moran (ice hockey)]], Canadian ice hockey goaltender
* [[Pat Moran]], American baseball player and manager
* [[Patrick Moran]], Canadian fiddle player
* [[Patrick Alfred Pierce Moran]], mathematician
* [[Paul Moran (photojournalist)]]
* [[Paul Moran (English footballer)]]
* [[Pauline Moran]], English actress
* [[Polly Moran]], American actress and comedian
* [[Robert Moran]], American composer
* [[Robert Moran (shipbuilder)]], American shipbuilder
* [[Roger Moran]], British driver
* [[Roger Moran]], British hillclimb driver
* [[Ronnie Moran]], British football coach
* [[Stacy Moran]], model and pornographic actress
* [[Steve Moran]], English football player
* [[Terry Moran]], television news correspondent
* [[Thomas Moran]] (1837-1926), artist of the Hudson River School
* [[Thomas P. Moran]], engineer
* [[Tommy Moran]], British Fascist
* [[William L. Moran]], American Assyriologist
* "Mr. Moran", alias used by [[Salvatore Gravano]], underboss of the Gambino crime family
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