<P> Moran ( Irish : Ó Móráin ) is a modern Irish surname and derived from membership of a medieval dynastic sept . The name means a descendent of Mórán . `` Mor '' in Gaelic translates as big or great and `` an '' as the prefix the . Morans were a respected sept of the Uí Fiachrach dynasty in the western counties of Mayo and Sligo . In Ireland , where the name descended from the Gaelic , it is generally pronounced / ˈmɒrən / MORR - ən anglicised approximate of the Irish pronunciation . </P>
<P> Moran ( Irish : Ó Móráin ) is a modern Irish surname and derived from membership of a medieval dynastic sept . The name means a descendent of Mórán . `` Mor '' in Gaelic translates as big or great and `` an '' as the prefix the . Morans were a respected sept of the Uí Fiachrach dynasty in the western counties of Mayo and Sligo . In Ireland , where the name descended from the Gaelic , it is generally pronounced / ˈmɒrən / MORR - ən anglicised approximate of the Irish pronunciation . </P>
where did the last name moran come from
where did the last name moran come from
Morans were a respected sept of the Uí Fiachrach dynasty in the western counties of Mayo and Sligo
Morans were a respected sept of the Uí Fiachrach dynasty in the western counties of Mayo and Sligo