This surname may be extinct
Croggan Surname Definition:
(Celtic) 1 abbrev. of MacRogan = Son of Rogan: v. Rogan.
2 = Croghan, q.v.
Croggan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 18 | 1:1,354,187 | 47,798 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Croggan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) 1 abbrev. of MacRogan = Son of Rogan: v. Rogan.
2 = Croghan, q.v.
— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison
Pryce renders Cracket-ton, Croggan-ton, a place where are shells (crogen, a shell, pl. kregyn); but these surnames are rather from crow-gon, the cross on the down.
— Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scroggan | 93 | 7 | / |
| Crogan | 92 | 708 | / |
| Croghan | 86 | 2,575 | / |
| Croggon | 86 | 71 | / |
| Craggan | 86 | 49 | / |
| Scrogan | 86 | 18 | / |
| Crogaan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Crogain | 86 | 0 | / |
| Chrogan | 86 | 0 | / |
| Croogan | 86 | 0 | / |
| Croughan | 80 | 419 | / |
| Creeggan | 80 | 56 | / |
| Scroghan | 80 | 46 | / |
| Crogahan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cronghan | 80 | 0 | / |
| Chroghan | 80 | 0 | / |
| Scroggon | 80 | 0 | / |
| Cragan | 77 | 241 | / |
| Krogan | 77 | 77 | / |
| Jrogan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Crugan | 77 | 0 | / |
| Croughhan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Crouchgan | 75 | 0 | / |
| Crangan | 71 | 58 | / |
| Creghan | 71 | 49 | / |
| Chragan | 71 | 47 | / |
| Craghan | 71 | 40 | / |
| Crogham | 71 | 8 | / |
| Shrogan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Krogahn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Krogamn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kroghan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Crughan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Crehgan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Crângan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Creggon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chrogon | 71 | 0 | / |
| Crogohn | 71 | 0 | / |
| Craggon | 71 | 0 | / |
| Craegan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Cruigan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Craughan | 67 | 82 | / |
| Crougham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Creeghan | 67 | 0 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Croggan
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis