Dugan Surname
Approximately 36,081 people bear this surname
Dugan 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 SurnameDugan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28,839 | 1:12,568 | 1,563 |
| Philippines | 2,611 | 1:38,774 | 6,026 |
| England | 593 | 1:93,960 | 10,052 |
| Lebanon | 583 | 1:9,669 | 1,462 |
| Australia | 433 | 1:62,346 | 7,528 |
| Yemen | 425 | 1:62,177 | 4,627 |
| Canada | 418 | 1:88,147 | 9,741 |
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| Northern Ireland | 266 | 1:6,936 | 1,217 |
| Moldova | 158 | 1:22,540 | 3,790 |
| Russia | 127 | 1:1,134,827 | 84,472 |
| Scotland | 114 | 1:46,963 | 4,152 |
| Iraq | 94 | 1:372,571 | 6,843 |
| Croatia | 93 | 1:45,469 | 8,923 |
| Jordan | 89 | 1:99,353 | 7,054 |
| Norway | 74 | 1:69,490 | 9,776 |
| Germany | 71 | 1:1,133,880 | 74,985 |
| New Zealand | 62 | 1:73,037 | 10,843 |
| Romania | 62 | 1:323,837 | 28,474 |
| Israel | 46 | 1:186,036 | 18,427 |
| Italy | 41 | 1:1,491,627 | 80,856 |
| India | 31 | 1:24,744,045 | 333,161 |
| Thailand | 30 | 1:2,354,612 | 261,046 |
| Indonesia | 28 | 1:4,723,186 | 228,527 |
| Guam | 21 | 1:7,625 | 1,143 |
| Brazil | 21 | 1:10,194,016 | 213,214 |
| Malaysia | 19 | 1:1,552,328 | 64,490 |
| Estonia | 19 | 1:69,569 | 12,771 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| French Polynesia | 18 | 1:15,600 | 3,086 |
| Argentina | 18 | 1:2,374,634 | 110,716 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| France | 15 | 1:4,428,181 | 244,602 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| Ireland | 12 | 1:392,412 | 15,634 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Chile | 12 | 1:1,468,040 | 24,959 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Nepal | 11 | 1:2,589,178 | 9,158 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Palestine | 5 | 1:909,770 | 15,190 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 676 | 1:6,553 | 1,041 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 440 | 1:55,399 | 6,592 |
| Scotland | 121 | 1:30,936 | 2,614 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:112,030 | 4,740 |
| Isle of Man | 5 | 1:10,854 | 1,028 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,828 | 1:5,689 | 709 |
Dugan (1,694) may also be a first name.
Dugan 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.
(Celtic) Of Dark Complexion [Irish Dubh(a)gan-dubh (bh = w), dark, black + the diminutive suff. -gán]
Ó Dubhagáin The two principal septs of this name are in Munster and Connacht. IF 131; SIF 157; Map Cork and Gal; Plate IX
(Irish, Welsh) Grandson of Dubhagan (little black one); descendant of little Dug, a Welsh pet form of Richard (rule, hard).
Dugan, Gaelic, the son of Dhu, or the dark—haired.
Dugan Demographics
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Dugan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dugan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dugan (Arabic: دوجان, Hindi: डूगां, Marathi: दुगन, Oriya: ଦୁଗାନ, Russian: Дуган) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dugan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 15,453rd most widespread last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 201,977 people. Dugan is predominantly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Dugan are found; 81 percent are found in North America and 81 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 186,812th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 1,694 people.
This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 28,839 people, or 1 in 12,568. In The United States it is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 11 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and New York, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 83 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 7 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.
Dugan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Dugan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 327 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 135 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 6 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 98 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 29 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dugan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Dugan last name is chiefly Catholic (57%) in Ireland, Sunni (93%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Dugan last name are 11.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.21% registered with the political party.
The amount Dugan earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 17.41% less than the national average, earning 285,819 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.69% more than the national average, earning $45,603 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.04% more than the national average, earning $57,154 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dugan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dugan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଦୁଗାନ | dugana | 86.84 |
| ଦୁଗନ | dugana | 7.89 |
| ଡୁଗାନ | dugana | 2.63 |
| ଡୁଗନ | dugana | 2.63 |
| Dugan in the Marathi language | ||
| दुगन | dugana | 56.14 |
| डुगाण | dugana | 28.07 |
| दुगङ | dugana | 3.51 |
| डूगां | dugam | 3.51 |
| डूगण | dugana | 3.51 |
| दूगां | dugam | 1.75 |
| दुगाँ | dugam | 1.75 |
| डुगन | dugana | 1.75 |
| Dugan in the Hindi language | ||
| डूगां | dugam | 50 |
| डुगां | dugam | 27.42 |
| डुगं | dugam | 6.45 |
| दुगां | dugam | 4.84 |
| दुगन | dugana | 3.23 |
| दुगना | dugana | 1.61 |
| डुगँ | dugam | 1.61 |
| दुगॉ | dugo | 1.61 |
| दुगान | dugana | 1.61 |
| Dugan in the Russian language | ||
| Дуган | dugan | - |
| Dugan in the Arabic language | ||
| دوجان | dwjan | - |
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