Fagan Surname

12,747th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44,028 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Montserrat

Fagan Surname Definition:

(Celtic) the Irish Faodhagan [cp. Irish faodh, voice; -gan, diminutive suff.]

Fagan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States24,2241:14,9631,881
England4,9291:11,3041,672
Ireland4,3401:1,085213
Australia2,4571:10,9871,628
Canada2,2771:16,1822,340
Jamaica1,6711:1,718289
Scotland9151:5,851948
South Africa5791:93,57111,423
New Zealand4811:9,4141,634
Brazil3681:581,72421,718
Northern Ireland2901:6,3621,149
Italy1931:316,87439,056
Argentina1331:321,37925,478
Thailand1261:560,62295,829
Wales1231:25,1592,628
Dominica681:1,116230
Barbados661:4,355544
Iraq631:555,8998,855
Pakistan561:3,190,06925,212
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Spain291:1,612,13947,760
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Zimbabwe291:532,35342,865
Romania281:717,06748,956
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Trinidad and Tobago261:52,4614,513
Slovakia251:213,45834,691
Israel241:356,56829,419
United States Virgin Islands231:4,799753
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Jersey191:5,2211,083
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Czechia151:708,89864,682
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Cayman Islands141:4,564572
Costa Rica141:341,4343,425
France131:5,109,440259,941
Antigua and Barbuda121:8,264893
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Panama111:355,6607,645
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha111:53290
Montserrat101:49596
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
Gibraltar101:3,395741
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Norway91:571,36544,190
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
India71:109,580,769786,157
China71:195,331,65210,124
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21:56,3301,327
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,9721:2,246424
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2311:19,8012,825
Scotland1631:22,9652,162
Wales321:49,0132,509
Isle of Man41:13,5671,192
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,7301:8,7641,120

Fagan (2,906) may also be a first name.

Fagan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) the Irish Faodhagan [cp. Irish faodh, voice; -gan, diminutive suff.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Usually of Norman origin in Dublin and Meath.

Sometimes Ó Faodhágin in Louth. Bibl; IF 137; MIF 256; Map Meath; Plate X

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

“Joyful” in Erse.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Irish) Descendant of Pagan (the rustic).

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

A corruption of the patronymical O'Hagan. The Fagans of Feltrim, co. Cork, deduce themselves from Patrick O'Hagan, who opposed the invasion of Ireland by the Anglo-Normans in the XII. cent. See B.L.G.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Gaelic.) A beech—tree. The Fagans were descended from Patrick O'Hagan, living A.D. 1180. O'Hagan, the posterity of Agan. Ogan, Ogyn, or Hogyn signifies, in the Welsh, young, a youth. Gaelic, Og, a young man.

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

From St. Fagan; a location name in Glamorgan.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Fagan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fagan (Hindi: फगण, Marathi: फगन, Oriya: ଫଗନ, Russian: Фаган) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Fagan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fagan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 12,747th most frequently held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 165,521 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Fagan are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 57 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 134,732nd most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 2,906 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 24,224 people, or 1 in 14,963. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 10 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The United States it occurs in 93 countries. It also occurs in England, where 11 percent reside and Ireland, where 10 percent reside.

Fagan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fagan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Fagan surname rose 423 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 220 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 561 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 384 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fagan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Fagan last name is principally Catholic (97%) in Ireland.

In The United States Fagan are 37.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 90.57% registered with the party.

The amount Fagan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29.76% more than the national average, earning 449,084 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 70.75% more than the national average, earning R 405,756 per year; in United States they earn 7.77% more than the national average, earning $46,501 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.75% more than the national average, earning $52,044 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fangan9123,334/
Feagan911,291/
Faghan91658/
Fagaan91262/
Fagant91115/
Faigan9183/
Fagain9155/
Fagang9140/
Fagane9134/
Faggan9128/
Faygan914/
Fahgan914/
Faegan913/
Faigane83127/
Faghane8349/
Feagain8340/
Faughan8331/
Fangain8319/
Faggane839/
Fanghan833/
Fayngan831/
Feaghan831/
Fahagan831/
Faijgan831/
Fahngan831/
Fagaaan831/
Faygane831/
Fagaane831/
Faigang831/
Faigant831/
Feagane830/
Fegan805,673/
Fagon80944/
Fogan80409/
Vagan80231/
Fagam8099/
Faganová7737/
Faganova771/
Fogang735,102/
Fagone732,008/
Fangon731,071/
Phagan73987/
Vaagan73150/
Vaghan73141/
Fogain73130/
Foggan7392/
Vaigan7380/
Fongan7377/
Vaugan7376/
Fañgon7334/
Feigan7331/
Veagan7329/
Fagont7328/
Feggan7322/
Fegain7321/
Feegan7318/
Faigon7315/
Vaggan7311/
Faugon7310/
Fagaum7310/
Fogane739/
Fougan735/
Feghan733/
Feygan733/
Faggon733/
Faygon733/
Foegan733/
Foghan733/
Feugan733/
Faigón732/
Fahgam732/
Fagong732/
Feagon731/
Fegann731/
Faggam731/
Vagahn731/
Fahgon731/
Fagond731/
Vagaun731/
Vahgan731/
Fogand731/
Fogant731/
Fagoun731/
Feagam730/
Fagoin730/
Foigan730/
Fagham730/
Vaughan67100,162/
Fogaing67565/
Feighan67527/
Feugain67205/
Phagane67192/
Fagotin67189/
Foghang67121/
Fougang6779/
Feigean6734/
Vaghain6727/
Faugoin6720/
Vaighan679/
Faghoun679/
Vaugahn677/
Vauhgan677/
Phagaan676/
Phagang676/
Phangan675/
Fagohun674/
Făgețan674/
Fongain674/
Vaghaan673/
Feigang672/
Fangoun672/
Fogaang672/
Fohgang672/
Phaggan671/
Phaghan671/
Vaghann671/
Faghgon671/
Foigang671/
Foigant671/
Fongann671/
Fonghan671/
Fougain671/
Fougane671/
Phagand671/
Feingan670/
Feeghan670/

Fagan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fagan in the Oriya language
ଫଗନphagana72.73
ଫାଗନphagana18.18
ଫାଗାନphagana9.09
Fagan in the Hindi language
फगणphagana64.13
फगनphagana21.74
फागणphagana9.78
फैजानphaijana2.17
फागनphagana2.17
Fagan in the Marathi language
फगनphagana56.12
फागनphagana34.18
फगणphagana4.59
फागणphagana3.06
फ़गनfagana1.53
Fagan in the Russian language
Фаганfagan-

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Fagan Reference & Research

Fagan DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Fagan FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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