Foran
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English
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fuartháin (“descendant of Fuarthán”), a personal name from fuar (“cold”).
Proper noun
Foran (plural Forans)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Foran is the 9808th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3301 individuals. Foran is most common among White (93.49%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Foran”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 589.
Romanian
Etymology
Proper noun
Foran m (genitive/dative lui Foran)
- a surname transferred from the place name
References
- Iordan, Iorgu (1983) Dicționar al numelor de familie românești [A Dictionary of Romanian Family Names], Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică