Hourican

Hourican Meaning & Origin

About Hourican
The surname Hourican is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name Ó hUrcháin, meaning "descendant of Urcán." The name Urcán is believed to be a personal name derived from the word "urc," which means "proud" or "noble." The surname Hourican is primarily found in County Longford and surrounding areas in Ireland.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Hourican is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Hourican: 180
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 100,302
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.06

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Hourican based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Hourican is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HRKN
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H060205
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH AW1 R IH0 K AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/hourican*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HRKN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H625

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Hourican in Braille

Here's how to represent Hourican in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Hourican in braille

How to sign the name Hourican using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Hourican using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Hourican in sign language

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