Croghan Surname

167,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,575 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Croghan Surname Definition:

(Celtic) 1 abbrev. of MacRohan = Son of Rohan: v. Rohan.

2 Dweller at a Conical Hill [Irish and Gaelic cruachán]

Croghan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9641:184,55118,400
Ireland2241:21,0222,142
England1831:304,47023,072
Canada1271:290,12326,993
Australia661:409,02632,879
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2231:19,8652,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:529,89928,330
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2101:239,13719,985

Croghan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) 1 abbrev. of MacRohan = Son of Rohan: v. Rohan.

2 Dweller at a Conical Hill [Irish and Gaelic cruachán]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Contracted from Mac Ruadhagain (corrupted into Mac Rogan), 'Ruadhagan’s Son'. Ruadhagan is a diminutive of ruad, 'red'.

'Murchadh Donn O’Ruadhagain', a.d. 1103.

Croghan may possibly have the same origin as Cregeen. It is not a common name in the Isle of Man.

Jurby, German, Lonan (c), elsewhere (u).

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Croghan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Croghan Come From? nationality or country of origin

Croghan occurs most in The United States. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Croghan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 167,924th most frequent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,830,115 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Croghan live; 80 percent live in North America and 79 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,964 people, or 1 in 184,551. In The United States Croghan is most common in: Missouri, where 11 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Maryland, where 9 percent live. Barring The United States Croghan is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 9 percent live and England, where 7 percent live.

Croghan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Croghan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Croghan surname rose 935 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 100 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it rose 398 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Croghan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (97%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Croghan last name are 17.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.25% being registered with the party.

The amount Croghan earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.98% more than the national average, earning $47,887 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.92% more than the national average, earning $64,550 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Croughan93419/
Scroghan9346/
Crogahan931/
Cronghan930/
Chroghan930/
Crogan92708/
Croughhan881/
Craghan8640/
Scrogan8618/
Crogham868/
Crughan861/
Kroghan861/
Crogaan861/
Croogan860/
Chrogan860/
Crogohn860/
Crogain860/
Croggan860/
Craughan8082/
Scroggan807/
Crougham801/
Cranghan800/
Cragan77241/
Krogan7777/
Jrogan772/
Crugan770/
Krongchan751/
Craughaun751/
Crouchgan750/
Schrogham750/
Croggon7171/
Schrougham7171/
Craggan7149/
Chragan7147/
Krogamn711/
Krogahn711/
Craghon711/
Crângan711/
Shrogan711/
Chrogon710/
Cruigan710/
Cragham710/
Craughon670/
Scroggon670/
Sraughan670/

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