Dougan Surname
Approximately 18,911 people bear this surname
Dougan Surname Definition:
(in Wigtownshire). From Irish Dubhagan, diminutive of Dubh, black. John Dugan, prisoner of war in the Tower of London liberated, 1413 (Bain, IV, 839). Adam Dougane in Udingstoune, parish of Douglas, 1665 (Lanark CR.), Andrew Dougan in Bouochmore, 1677 (Kirkcudbright), and Charles Dugan in Balgirscho, 1773 (Dunketd).
Read More About This SurnameDougan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equatorial Guinea | 6,053 | 1:188 | 45 |
| United States | 4,606 | 1:78,693 | 8,984 |
| Ghana | 2,009 | 1:13,450 | 1,752 |
| Scotland | 1,466 | 1:3,652 | 644 |
| England | 1,413 | 1:39,432 | 5,098 |
| Canada | 944 | 1:39,031 | 4,893 |
| Northern Ireland | 888 | 1:2,078 | 425 |
| Australia | 729 | 1:37,031 | 4,863 |
| Ireland | 114 | 1:41,306 | 3,205 |
| New Zealand | 97 | 1:46,684 | 7,635 |
| Spain | 65 | 1:719,262 | 31,067 |
| South Africa | 60 | 1:902,962 | 58,308 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 54 | 1:2,086 | 397 |
| Guyana | 51 | 1:14,946 | 2,019 |
| Wales | 48 | 1:64,469 | 5,713 |
| Ivory Coast | 46 | 1:501,549 | 15,911 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 44 | 1:30,999 | 3,171 |
| Argentina | 30 | 1:1,424,780 | 80,162 |
| France | 22 | 1:3,019,215 | 204,848 |
| Italy | 21 | 1:2,912,223 | 98,106 |
| Liberia | 18 | 1:244,919 | 15,115 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| British Virgin Islands | 6 | 1:5,266 | 561 |
| Slovenia | 5 | 1:497,535 | 21,006 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 528 | 1:8,390 | 1,262 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 580 | 1:6,454 | 931 |
| England | 141 | 1:172,875 | 14,534 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 914 | 1:54,944 | 6,159 |
Dougan (73) may also be a first name.
Dougan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(in Wigtownshire). From Irish Dubhagan, diminutive of Dubh, black. John Dugan, prisoner of war in the Tower of London liberated, 1413 (Bain, IV, 839). Adam Dougane in Udingstoune, parish of Douglas, 1665 (Lanark CR.), Andrew Dougan in Bouochmore, 1677 (Kirkcudbright), and Charles Dugan in Balgirscho, 1773 (Dunketd). See also DUBUCAN.
= Dugan, q.v.
Dugan, Gaelic, the son of Dhu, or the dark—haired.
User-submitted Reference
This surname is of Gaelic origin. First recorded as O'Dubbhgan, O'Dubhagan and more. The name is devired from Dhu, meaning dark haired. The son of the dark haired. The name can be a variant of Dunn.
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Dougan Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Dougan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dougan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dougan is most common in Equatorial Guinea. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dougan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 28,414th most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 385,360 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 43 percent of Dougan are found; 32 percent are found in Central Africa and 32 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Dougan is also the 1,134,117th most numerous forename in the world. It is borne by 73 people.
It is most frequently held in Equatorial Guinea, where it is held by 6,053 people, or 1 in 188. Besides Equatorial Guinea this last name exists in 63 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent live and Ghana, where 11 percent live.
Dougan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Dougan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dougan last name expanded 504 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 253 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,002 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 78 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dougan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Presbyterian (38%) in Ireland.
In The United States Dougan are 9.35% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.12% registered with the political party.
The amount Dougan earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 41.83% more than the national average, earning R 337,032 per year; in United States they earn 1.61% more than the national average, earning $43,842 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.54% more than the national average, earning $51,938 CAD per year.
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