Baran Family History
Baran Name Meaning
Polish Slovak Czech Sorbian Russian Ukrainian Rusyn Croatian and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): nickname from Slavic baran ‘ram’ presumably borne by either a forceful lusty man or else by a shepherd. As a Jewish surname it is artificial. Compare Barran . Croatian: from a pet form of the personal name Bartolomej (see Bartholomew ) and its vernacular variants or short forms Bartol Bartul and Bare .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022