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Many Irish surnames come from the Gaelic language native to Ireland. The original Gaelic form of the name Murran is Ó Morain or Ó Moghrain, and is most likely derived from the word "mor" which means "big."
The surname Murran was first found in County Mayo (Irish: Maigh Eo) located on the West coast of the Republic of Ireland in the province of Connacht.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Murran research. Another 96 words (7 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Murran History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Within the archives researched, many different spelling variations of the surname Murran were found. These included One reason for the many variations is that scribes and church officials often spelled an individual's name as it sounded. This imprecise method often led to many versions. Moran, O'Moran, Murrin, Murran and others.
More information is included under the topic Early Murran Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
A massive amount of Ireland's native population left the island in the 19th century for North America and Australia in hopes of finding more opportunities and an escape from discrimination and oppression. A great portion of these migrants arrived on the eastern shores of the North American continent. Although they were generally poor and destitute, and, therefore, again discriminated against, these Irish people were heartily welcomed for the hard labor involved in the construction of railroads, canals, roadways, and buildings. Many others were put to work in the newly established factories or agricultural projects that were so essential to the development of what would become two of the wealthiest nations in the world. The Great Potato Famine during the late 1840s initiated the largest wave of Iris immigration. Early North American immigration and passenger lists have revealed a number of people bearing the name Murran or a variant listed above:
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: