Halloran

English

Alternative forms

• O'Halleran, O'Halloran

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hAllmhuráin (“descendant of Allmhurán”), a personal name derived from a hypocoristic form of allmhurach (“foreigner”).

Proper noun

Halloran (countable and uncountable, plural Hallorans)

1. A surname from Irish.
2. An unincorporated community in Butler County, Missouri, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Halloran is the 6248^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5465 individuals. Halloran is most common among White (95.26%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Halloran”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 118.