The roan Surname
roan Name Meaning and History
- Irish: variant spelling of Rowan.
- English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Rouen in Normandy. In Scotland the name is also derived in part from any of several places named Roan in the Borders and Strathclyde. There was also a medieval female personal name Roana, which may have given rise to some examples of the surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 74 - Messages: 222
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Roan-Dolan-Roche Family/Irish/Philadelphia PA | Sherri Hines | 1 |
| tn roans? |
 rjcoats07
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| Roan, Baker, Stockwell |
gbofire
| 1 |
| Thomas Turner Roan Georgia/Florida |
bedecked
| 0 |
| Af-American Roans from TN |
cindyasnow
| 9 |
| ROAN, CHARLES HOWARD - Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient WW II |
| 0 |
| Roan Family-Nebraska | Brad Henderson | 3 |
| ROANS OF YANCEYVILLE,CASWELL, N.C. | Vida | 0 |
| Houle, Joseph E |
malgal7
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| nancy r roan | carolyn jordan | 0 |
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