Meaning & History
Beran is a Czech surname. Its primary meaning of "ram, male sheep" is shared with myriad names throughout the Slavic languages.
Etymology
Derived directly from the Czech noun beran meaning "ram, male sheep". This occupational nickname originally designated someone stout and strong, or a keeper of rams, by way of property usage.
Distribution
Because surnames famously follow migrations, and because English vowel length renders the surname less rare than the unchanged etymon, Beran also surfaces as an Anglicizing spelling of an originally even more opaque spelling.
Notable Alternative and Cognate Forms
One notable Czech affiliation is closely related to both Baran and the Old German root meaning "bear"
Related Names
Sources: Wiktionary — Beran