Fagan Surname
Approximately 44,028 people bear this surname
Fagan Surname Definition:
(Celtic) the Irish Faodhagan [cp. Irish faodh, voice; -gan, diminutive suff.]
Fagan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24,224 | 1:14,963 | 1,881 |
| England | 4,929 | 1:11,304 | 1,672 |
| Ireland | 4,340 | 1:1,085 | 213 |
| Australia | 2,457 | 1:10,987 | 1,628 |
| Canada | 2,277 | 1:16,182 | 2,340 |
| Jamaica | 1,671 | 1:1,718 | 289 |
| Scotland | 915 | 1:5,851 | 948 |
| South Africa | 579 | 1:93,571 | 11,423 |
| New Zealand | 481 | 1:9,414 | 1,634 |
| Brazil | 368 | 1:581,724 | 21,718 |
| Northern Ireland | 290 | 1:6,362 | 1,149 |
| Italy | 193 | 1:316,874 | 39,056 |
| Argentina | 133 | 1:321,379 | 25,478 |
| Thailand | 126 | 1:560,622 | 95,829 |
| Wales | 123 | 1:25,159 | 2,628 |
| Dominica | 68 | 1:1,116 | 230 |
| Barbados | 66 | 1:4,355 | 544 |
| Iraq | 63 | 1:555,899 | 8,855 |
| Pakistan | 56 | 1:3,190,069 | 25,212 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| Spain | 29 | 1:1,612,139 | 47,760 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Zimbabwe | 29 | 1:532,353 | 42,865 |
| Romania | 28 | 1:717,067 | 48,956 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 26 | 1:52,461 | 4,513 |
| Slovakia | 25 | 1:213,458 | 34,691 |
| Israel | 24 | 1:356,568 | 29,419 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 23 | 1:4,799 | 753 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| Jersey | 19 | 1:5,221 | 1,083 |
| Denmark | 19 | 1:297,090 | 21,940 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Czechia | 15 | 1:708,898 | 64,682 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Cayman Islands | 14 | 1:4,564 | 572 |
| Costa Rica | 14 | 1:341,434 | 3,425 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 12 | 1:8,264 | 893 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Panama | 11 | 1:355,660 | 7,645 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 11 | 1:532 | 90 |
| Montserrat | 10 | 1:495 | 96 |
| Isle of Man | 10 | 1:8,582 | 1,778 |
| Gibraltar | 10 | 1:3,395 | 741 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Liberia | 9 | 1:489,837 | 23,279 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 1:56,330 | 1,327 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,972 | 1:2,246 | 424 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,231 | 1:19,801 | 2,825 |
| Scotland | 163 | 1:22,965 | 2,162 |
| Wales | 32 | 1:49,013 | 2,509 |
| Isle of Man | 4 | 1:13,567 | 1,192 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,730 | 1:8,764 | 1,120 |
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.]
Usually of Norman origin in Dublin and Meath.
Sometimes Ó Faodhágin in Louth. Bibl; IF 137; MIF 256; Map Meath; Plate X
“Joyful” in Erse.
(Irish) Descendant of Pagan (the rustic).
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.
(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.
From St. Fagan; a location name in Glamorgan.
Fagan Demographics
Average Fagan Salary in
United States
$46,501 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Fagan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fagan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଫଗନ | phagana | 72.73 |
| ଫାଗନ | phagana | 18.18 |
| ଫାଗାନ | phagana | 9.09 |
| Fagan in the Hindi language | ||
| फगण | phagana | 64.13 |
| फगन | phagana | 21.74 |
| फागण | phagana | 9.78 |
| फैजान | phaijana | 2.17 |
| फागन | phagana | 2.17 |
| Fagan in the Marathi language | ||
| फगन | phagana | 56.12 |
| फागन | phagana | 34.18 |
| फगण | phagana | 4.59 |
| फागण | phagana | 3.06 |
| फ़गन | fagana | 1.53 |
| Fagan in the Russian language | ||
| Фаган | fagan | - |
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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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Footnotes
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