Baran History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The surname Baran is a patronymic surname, formed from the nickname "Baran," which means 'ram, shepherd," denoting "hard as ram's horn, stubborn."

Early Origins of the Baran family

The surname Baran was first found in Moravia and Bohemia. One of the most prominent historical figures from the Baran family was Josef Beranek, who was a colonel of an Artillery regiment and knight of the Iron Cross. Beranek, who was from a noble Bohemian family, became a knight in 1866.

Baran Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Baran, Beran, Baransky, Baranek, Beranek, Béráneck and many more.

Baran Ranking

In the United States, the name Baran is the 5,465^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Baran is ranked the 5,328^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 2

Baran migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Baran Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Mary Baran, who arrived in Virginia in 1664 3

Baran Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Joaquin Baran, who arrived in New Orleans La in 1813 3
Jan Van Baran, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 3
Isaac Baran, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1850 3
A Baran, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1860 3
Julio Domingo Baran, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1887 3

Baran migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Baran Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Pierre Baran, who landed in Montreal in 1653

Baran Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Andrew Baran, who landed in Quebec in 1897
Andrij Baran, who arrived in Quebec in 1897
Dmytro Baran, who landed in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1898
Kateryna Baran, who arrived in Canada in 1898
Michael Baran, who landed in Canada in 1898
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Baran (post 1700) +

Paul A. Baran (1909-1964), American economist
Paul Baran (1926-2011), one of the three inventors of packet-switched networks awarded a National Medal of Technology in 2007
Stanislaw Franciszek Baran, interwar Polish midfield soccer player
Nikhil Baran Sengupta (1943-2014), Hindi, Bengali, and Oriya art director, actor, painter and production designer

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)