Grogan Surname

21,008th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,964 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Grogan Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Warrior [Irish Grugan-grug, warrior + the diminutive suff.-án]

Grogan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States15,8791:22,8262,862
England3,5111:15,8702,317
Australia2,6151:10,3231,533
Ireland2,4951:1,887369
Canada4201:87,7289,696
New Zealand2391:18,9473,331
Scotland2271:23,5852,631
Northern Ireland1921:9,6101,539
Wales691:44,8484,288
Thailand321:2,207,448250,768
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Guyana281:27,2223,043
Isle of Man201:4,291899
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
France131:5,109,440259,941
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Trinidad and Tobago111:123,9987,543
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
United States Virgin Islands81:13,7971,930
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Honduras51:1,763,2885,823
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Barbados41:71,8621,737
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Dominica11:75,891912
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Malta11:430,2723,380
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,5461:2,865542
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0211:23,8743,327
Scotland761:49,2533,418
Wales131:120,6475,000
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1561:15,9122,030

Grogan (76) may also be a first name.

Grogan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Warrior [Irish Grugan-grug, warrior + the diminutive suff.-án]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Gruagáin Few septs have been so widely dispersed as this from their original homeland - in this case Co. Roscommon. MIF 130

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Grandson of little Gruag (hair of the head) or of little Grug (fierceness).

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

John Grogon, mentioned in England c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum). The name probably foreign, from its formation.

The Norman People (1874)

A location name in Queen’s Co., Ireland.

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

Grogan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grogan (Russian: Гроган) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Grogan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grogan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 21,008th most prevalent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 280,679 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Grogan are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Grogan is also the 1,107,702nd most common first name worldwide, held by 76 people.

The surname Grogan is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 15,879 people, or 1 in 22,826. In The United States Grogan is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 8 percent reside, Georgia, where 8 percent reside and Texas, where 8 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name is found in 65 countries. It is also found in England, where 14 percent reside and Australia, where 10 percent reside.

Grogan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grogan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Grogan last name grew 503 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 344 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 161 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 299 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 531 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grogan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Grogan surname is chiefly Catholic (96%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Grogan surname are 14.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.31% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Grogan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 72.65% less than the national average, earning R 64,992 per year; in United States they earn 0.77% more than the national average, earning $43,480 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.69% more than the national average, earning $55,990 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Groogan92168/
Groghan9287/
Grougan9244/
Grohgan9214/
Grogand9212/
Grongan929/
Groggan923/
Grogant921/
Groigan921/
Grogann921/
Groegan920/
Groughan862/
Groganne860/
Groghgan860/
Gregan831,858/
Grugan83577/
Gragan8387/
Grogon837/
Grogam833/
Greggan7739/
Grangan7713/
Greegan7712/
Grougon779/
Greghan771/
Grogham771/
Grogoun771/
Grungan771/
Grogond771/
Gragane770/
Grogoon770/
Gregain770/
Graghan770/
Gruggan770/
Gragasin716,349/
Greggain71233/
Gragasen7116/
Gragacin717/
Grahagan711/
Graughan710/
Greeghan710/
Granhgan710/
Gruganova6772/
Gregán6722/
Gregon6714/
Gragam679/
Gragon676/
Gragaasin675/
Grugon671/
Grogom670/

Grogan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grogan in the Russian language
Гроганgrogan-

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Grogan Reference & Research

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