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• Oran Origin and Immigration
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• Oran Surname Distribution
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  • Distribution of Oran Families in the US in 1840
  • Distribution of Oran Families in the US in 1880
  • Distribution of Oran Families in the US in 1920
  • Distribution of Oran Families in England and Wales in 1891

Origin of Oran Total Records: 4  Origin of Oran, Meaning of Oran Origin: Said to be one of the seven septs of Leix,Ireland. Surnames: Doran, Dorran Submitted by: Kerry Slater Origin of Oran, Meaning of Oran Origin: Hallorans (Holloran) in St. Louis, MO Surnames: Halloran Submitted by: Erin Deitrick Origin of Oran, Meaning of Oran Origin: I have traced my ancestry back to about 1790 inMexico in th LDS geneaology library. But ran into a wall about there. Surnames: morante Submitted by: Manuel Morante Origin of Oran, Meaning of Oran Origin: From the Irish name of o'Morain, meaning descendant of Moran, which means great or large. It originated from Galway and Mayo - this is in the southwest of Ireland. But there were many Morans who moved to Scotland and North England for the ship-building. The motto is: Lucent in Tenebris - "They shine in Darkness". Surnames: Moran Submitted by: Sarah Moran 2/17/2012 1:14 PM Page 1 of 1

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