The kieran Surname

kieran Name Meaning and History

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Ciaráin ‘descendant of Ciarán’, a byname from a diminutive of ciar ‘dark’, ‘black-haired’. It was borne by two Irish saints, a hermit of the 5th century and the founder of the monastery at Clonmacnoise (d. 547).

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The kieran name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the kieran family name as far back in history as possible.

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Distribution of kieran Families in the US in 1920

Number of kieran families

9-15

4-8

1-3

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Natthew Kieran - Coole Townland - Ardee	GrahamAWilson	0
Kieran in America	Katie Comstock	1
Hello out there	Patrick Kieran	18
Owen Kieran/Julia Marron	OwenK	14
Birkenhead	cf_mullaney	0
Kieran's in New York and New Jersey	Dawn Kieran	0
Kieran - Louth - USA - Australia	132506	3
looking for father	charles e kieran	0
Kieran's	Sandra Kieran	0
Hi!	Gavin Kieran	0

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