Halloran
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hAllmhuráin (“descendant of Allmhurán”), a personal name derived from a hypocoristic form of allmhurach (“foreigner”).
Proper noun
Halloran (countable and uncountable, plural Hallorans)
- A surname from Irish.
- An unincorporated community in Butler County, Missouri, United States.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Halloran is the 6248th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5465 individuals. Halloran is most common among White (95.26%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Halloran”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 118.