Dugan Surname

15,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,081 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

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).

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Dugan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States28,8391:12,5681,563
Philippines2,6111:38,7746,026
England5931:93,96010,052
Lebanon5831:9,6691,462
Australia4331:62,3467,528
Yemen4251:62,1774,627
Canada4181:88,1479,741
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Northern Ireland2661:6,9361,217
Moldova1581:22,5403,790
Russia1271:1,134,82784,472
Scotland1141:46,9634,152
Iraq941:372,5716,843
Croatia931:45,4698,923
Jordan891:99,3537,054
Norway741:69,4909,776
Germany711:1,133,88074,985
New Zealand621:73,03710,843
Romania621:323,83728,474
Israel461:186,03618,427
Italy411:1,491,62780,856
India311:24,744,045333,161
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
Indonesia281:4,723,186228,527
Guam211:7,6251,143
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Qatar191:124,10514,725
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Singapore171:323,98313,856
France151:4,428,181244,602
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Ireland121:392,41215,634
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Nepal111:2,589,1789,158
Wales101:309,45316,869
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
China61:227,886,92811,701
Palestine51:909,77015,190
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland6761:6,5531,041
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4401:55,3996,592
Scotland1211:30,9362,614
Wales141:112,0304,740
Isle of Man51:10,8541,028
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,8281:5,689709

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.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Celtic) Of Dark Complexion [Irish Dubh(a)gan-dubh (bh = w), dark, black + the diminutive suff. -gán]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Dubhagáin The two principal septs of this name are in Munster and Connacht. IF 131; SIF 157; Map Cork and Gal; Plate IX

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish, Welsh) Grandson of Dubhagan (little black one); descendant of little Dug, a Welsh pet form of Richard (rule, hard).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Dugan, Gaelic, the son of Dhu, or the dark—haired.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Dugan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dugan (Arabic: دوجان, Hindi: डूगां, Marathi: दुगन, Oriya: ଦୁଗାନ, Russian: Дуган) occurs most in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Dugan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dugan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 15,453rd most widely held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 201,977 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Dugan live; 81 percent live in North America and 81 percent live in Anglo-North America. Dugan is also the 186,812th most commonly occurring forename in the world, held by 1,694 people.

The surname Dugan is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 28,839 people, or 1 in 12,568. In The United States it is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 11 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and New York, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 83 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 7 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Dugan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dugan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dugan last name increased 327 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 135 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 6 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 98 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 29 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dugan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence 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 surname are 11.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.21% being registered to vote for 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Duggan9147,306/
Dougan9118,911/
Dungan917,683/
Dugane912,833/
Dugang912,076/
Dugain91956/
Daugan91675/
Dugand91632/
Dhugan91545/
Duigan91512/
Dughan91434/
Duygan91120/
Deugan9171/
Duñgan9141/
Dugann916/
Duegan913/
Hdugan911/
Duugan911/
Tdugan911/
Dusgan911/
Dugaan911/
Dugant910/
Dhungan8336,972/
Doughan833,260/
Dougane83376/
Dhugann83296/
Dugacin83273/
Dughang83216/
Dunggan83120/
Duganne83105/
Daughan8341/
Duggane8336/
Daungan8328/
Doungan8327/
Douggan8324/
Dughane8320/
Deugang8315/
Duegain8313/
Duggang8312/
Dougang8312/
Dhugamn8310/
Duighan836/
Dhugane835/
Dughean834/
Duggaan833/
Duggand832/
Dunngan832/
Deugane832/
Daugane832/
Dougann831/
Dhugand831/
Dhuhgan831/
Dunghan831/
Dugaane831/
Duggann831/
Dughant831/
Dukgain831/
Dougand831/
Dougain831/
Dungaan831/
Deungan831/
Daugain831/
Dhuggan831/
Dougant831/
Dugahan831/
Dugaing831/
Dugasen831/
Duiggan830/
Dungain830/
Duggain830/
Duingan830/
Dugghan830/
Dughgan830/
Dogan8021,366/
Digan803,468/
Dugon80409/
Dugam80385/
Duganova77999/
Dhunngan77209/
Dugassin77186/
Doughane776/
Dhungann772/
Dhuingan771/
Dugasing771/
Douganne771/
Doogan732,355/
Dungon73303/
Dhigan73187/
Dugong73161/
Dougon73155/
Diegan73154/
Dusgam73142/
Deugam73141/
Dugone73120/
Diggan73107/
Dughon73100/
Duggam7386/
Doggan7363/
Duigon7345/
Doghan7345/
Dighan7327/
Dugaim7320/
Duggon7318/
Duñgon7316/
Docgan7314/
Dugham7311/
Dhugam739/
Digaun739/
Digann738/
Doegan737/
Dougam737/
Dugond735/
Dugoin733/
Dogain732/
Dugont731/
Duigam731/
Dhogan731/
Deugon730/
Daugon730/
Dugassint711/
Doungcgan711/
Dougone67583/
Dunggon67356/
Duggong67342/
Dougham67323/
Dughaim67257/
Dooghan6751/
Dhigann6730/
Dieghan6716/
Dhigaan674/
Daughon674/
Doungon673/
Dhoghan673/
Dhighan672/
D'Hogan672/
Diggaun671/
Dighaan671/
Dhuggam671/
Dhugond671/
Dhungon671/
Deugone671/
Dougoun671/
Dugogne671/
Dughaym671/
Dung'on671/
Dooggan670/
Daugham670/

Dugan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dugan in the Oriya language
ଦୁଗାନdugana86.84
ଦୁଗନdugana7.89
ଡୁଗାନdugana2.63
ଡୁଗନdugana2.63
Dugan in the Marathi language
दुगनdugana56.14
डुगाणdugana28.07
दुगङdugana3.51
डूगांdugam3.51
डूगणdugana3.51
दूगांdugam1.75
दुगाँdugam1.75
डुगनdugana1.75
Dugan in the Hindi language
डूगांdugam50
डुगांdugam27.42
डुगंdugam6.45
दुगांdugam4.84
दुगनdugana3.23
दुगनाdugana1.61
डुगँdugam1.61
दुगॉdugo1.61
दुगानdugana1.61
Dugan in the Russian language
Дуганdugan-
Dugan in the Arabic language
دوجانdwjan-

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