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

Gragan occurs most in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gragan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gragan is the 2,007,164th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. Gragan is predominantly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Gragan are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 4,420,231. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Maryland, where 63 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 15 percent reside and District of Columbia, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and Moldova, where 1 percent reside.

Gragan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gragan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gragan last name 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 devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (89%) in Ireland.

In The United States Gragan are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 87.5% being registered to vote for the 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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