Loran

See also: LORAN

English

Etymology 1

Two main origins:

• A variant of the Irish surname Loughran.
• Borrowed from Catalan Lorán, a surname popular in Venezuela.

Proper noun

Loran (plural Lorans)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Loran is the 36286^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 617 individuals. Loran is most common among White (61.59%) and Hispanic/Latino (25.12%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Loran”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 460.

Etymology 2

Noun

Loran (uncountable)

1. Alternative letter-case form of LORAN.