Submitted Name Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Italian, Sicilian Edit Status Status [show contributorhide contributor] Added 8/19/2017 by Nicholas Meaning & History Possibly deriving from a town Faranò in province of Messina, Sicily. Possible variant of Surname faran which comes from Irish surnames Ó Fearáin, Ó Faracháin, or Ó Forannáin.