Fagans Surname

629,292nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 486 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Fagans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fagans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3181:1,139,80881,930
Liberia1291:34,1753,193
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland121:311,9359,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2371:211,89318,185

Fagans Last Name Facts

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

Fagans is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fagans? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 629,292nd most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 14,994,950 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Fagans reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Fagans is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 318 people, or 1 in 1,139,808. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 16 percent are found, Florida, where 10 percent are found and New Jersey, where 10 percent are found. Beside The United States it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 27 percent are found and South Africa, where 7 percent are found.

Fagans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fagans has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fagans surname expanded 134 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fagans Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Fagans surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Fagans last name are 18.65% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.88% being registered with the party.

The amount Fagans earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 1.66% less than the national average, earning R 233,700 per year and in United States they earn 9.58% less than the national average, earning $39,016 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feagans92980/
Faggans9285/
Fagains9227/
Fangans921/
Faegans921/
Faganns920/
Faigans920/
Feageans868/
Fegans83231/
Vagans834/
Fagams830/
Fagons830/
Feggans77306/
Phagans7734/
Vaghans771/
Feagams771/
Feegans771/
Fagance771/
Faggons770/
Feagons770/
Vaughans71185/
Fegganns711/
Vaughan's672/
Vogans671/
Vegans670/
Vagons670/
Fagonce623/
Phagons621/
Vaughens571/
Fogões501/

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Fagans 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

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fagans
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis