Horan is a surname that originated in County Galway, Ireland, and from there spread into County Mayo.
Notable people with the name Horan include:
Claude Horan (born 1917), American sculptorDaniel P. Horan, O.F.M. (born 1983), American Franciscan Friar, Roman Catholic Priest, theologian, and authorGerard Horan (born 1962), English actorHume Horan (1934-2004), American diplomatJames Horan (1911-1986), Irish monsignorJames Horan (born 1954), American character actorJohn Horan (1908–1971), Canadian politicianJohn Horan, rugby league footballer of the 1930s and 1940sJohnny Horan (1932–1980), American basketball playerKate Horan (born 1975), New Zealand paralympics runnerMarcus Horan (1977), Irish rugby union playerMike Horan (American football) (born 1959), Punter in NFL (National Football League) 1984-1999Monica Horan (born 1963), American actressNeil Horan (born 1947), defrocked Irish Roman Catholic clergymanNiall Horan (born 1993), one fourth of British-Irish boyband One DirectionPatrick Horan (c. 1800s), Irish baseball playerPeter Horan (born 1926) Irish flute & fiddle playerTim Horan (born 1970), Australian rugby union footballerTom Horan (1854-1916), Australian cricketer & journalistWalt Horan (born 1898), American politicianMichael Horan (born 1981) English actor vocalist and stuntmanJackson Horan (born 2000) World Record Holder