Doran
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Deoradháin (“descendant of Deoradhán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of deoradh (“pilgrim, exile, stranger”).
Proper noun[edit]
Doran (plural Dorans)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Doran is the 2174th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 16704 individuals. Doran is most common among White (90.82%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Doran”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 480.