Horan
Horan is a surname that originated in County Galway, Ireland, and from there spread into County Mayo. According to historian C. Thomas Cairney, the O'Horans were one of the chiefly families of the Uí Mháine who in turn were a tribe of the Dumnonii or Laigin who were the third wave of Celts to settle in Ireland during the first century BC.
Notable people with the name Horan include:
- Alice Horan, British trade unionist
- Adelind Horan, American actress
- Ann Maire Horan, actress on TG4 drama, Ros na Rún
- Charles Horan, Catholic priest in Australia
- Claude Horan, American sculptor
- Daniel Horan, American Catholic priest, theologian, and author
- Gerard Horan, English actor
- Hume Horan, American diplomat
- James Horan, Irish monsignor
- James Horan , American character actor
- John Horan , Canadian politician
- John Horan, rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s
- Johnny Horan, American basketball player
- Kate Horan, New Zealand paralympics runner
- Lindsey Horan, United States football player
- Marcus Horan, Irish rugby union player
- Mike Horan, Australian politician
- Mike Horan , American football punter
- Monica Horan, American actress
- Neil Horan, defrocked Irish Roman Catholic clergyman
- Niall Horan, Irish singer and member of the band One Direction
- Patrick Horan, Irish baseball player
- Peter Horan, Irish flute & fiddle player
- Tim Horan, Australian rugby union player
- Tom Horan, Australian cricketer & journalist
- Walt Horan, American politician