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Where Does The Last Name Egan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Egan (Hindi: एगन, Oriya: ଇଗାନ, Russian: Еган) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Êgan or Egán. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Egan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 8,057^th most widely held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 103,381 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 39 percent of Egan are found; 38 percent are found in North America and 38 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 173,742^nd most frequent first name in the world, held by 1,912 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 32,861 people, or 1 in 11,030. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 10 percent reside, Illinois, where 7 percent reside and New Jersey, where 5 percent reside. Outside of The United States it exists in 104 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 15 percent reside and Ireland, where 15 percent reside.

Egan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Egan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Egan surname grew 613 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 142 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it grew 370 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 392 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,485 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Egan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States Egan are 4.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.38% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Egan earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 25.24% more than the national average, earning 433,437 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 54.47% more than the national average, earning R 367,068 per year; in United States they earn 17.36% more than the national average, earning $50,640 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.24% more than the national average, earning $54,770 CAD per year.