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Early Origins of the Sorahan family

The surname Sorahan was first found in County Waterford (Irish: Port Láirge), anciently the Deise region, on the South coast of Ireland in the Province of Munster, where Henry O'Sourehan was accused of theft but not found guilty.

Early History of the Sorahan family

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Sorahan Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Sorahan, Soraghan, Soran, O'Sorahan, O'Soraghan and others.

Early Notables of the Sorahan family

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United States Sorahan migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Sorahan Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Abbey and Catherine Sorahan and Pat Sorahan and his family, who immigrated to New York in 1847
  • Patrick Sorahan, who landed in New York in 1848
  • Andrew and Eleanor Sorahan, who arrived in New York in 1850

Contemporary Notables of the name Sorahan (post 1700) +

  • Neil Sorahan, Irish head of treasury at Ryanair
  • Tom Sorahan MD, English Professor in Occupational Epidemiology at Birmingham University, England


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