Foran

See also: foran

English

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fuartháin (“descendant of Fuarthán”), a personal name from fuar (“cold”).

Proper noun

Foran (plural Forans)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Foran is the 9808^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3301 individuals. Foran is most common among White (93.49%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Foran”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 589.

Romanian

Etymology

From Forău +‎ -an.

Proper noun

Foran m (genitive/dative lui Foran)

1. a surname transferred from the place name

References

• Iordan, Iorgu (1983) Dicționar al numelor de familie românești [A Dictionary of Romanian Family Names]‎^[1], Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică