Gragan Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Moldova

Gragan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gragan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States821:4,420,231233,612
England11:55,718,059489,080
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States991:507,25935,553

Gragan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gragan is most common in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gragan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,007,164th most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Gragan live; 94 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 4,420,231. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Maryland, where 63 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 15 percent reside and District of Columbia, where 9 percent reside. Barring The United States it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and Moldova, where 1 percent reside.

Gragan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gragan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 17 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gragan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Gragan last name is chiefly Catholic (89%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gragan last name are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 87.5% being registered with the political party.

Gragan earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.63% more than the national average, earning $45,146 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greagan9218/
Grangan9213/
Gragane920/
Graghan920/
Gragasin866,349/
Gragasen8616/
Gragacin867/
Greaghan861/
Grahagan861/
Graingan861/
Granhgan860/
Granghan860/
Graughan860/
Grogan8325,964/
Gregan831,858/
Gragam839/
Gragon836/
Gragaasin805/
Groogan77168/
Groghan7787/
Grougan7744/
Greggan7739/
Grohgan7714/
Greegan7712/
Grogand7712/
Grongan779/
Gragham774/
Groggan773/
Graigon771/
Graygon771/
Grogant771/
Grangon771/
Groigan771/
Grogann771/
Greghan771/
Graigam771/
Groegan770/
Gregain770/
Graghon770/
Greagon770/
Greggain71233/
Granghon7133/
Groughan712/
Graugoin710/
Groghgan710/
Greeghan710/
Groganne710/
Gregán6722/
Gregon6714/
Grogon677/
Grogam673/

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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
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  • 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 Gragan
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