O'Dugan Surname
10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States
O'Dugan Surname Definition:
The Tribes and Customs of Hy Many is a tract taken from the Book of Lecan and edited by John O'Donovan under the above title. The author is unknown: it was not John O'Dugan.
O'Dugan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
O'Dugan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
The Tribes and Customs of Hy Many is a tract taken from the Book of Lecan and edited by John O'Donovan under the above title. The author is unknown: it was not John O'Dugan.
— Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght
(Celtic) the Irish O’Dubhagain = Descendant of Dubhagan
— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison
O'DUGAN: From Dugan, an ancestor, whose son fought at Clontarf in 1014. O'Donovan.
— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| O'Dougan | 93 | 9 | / |
| O'duggan | 93 | 8 | / |
| O'Dugain | 93 | 0 | / |
| Odugan | 92 | 27 | / |
| Oduggan | 86 | 22 | / |
| Odugain | 86 | 1 | / |
| O'Doogan | 80 | 0 | / |
| Odogan | 77 | 194 | / |
| Adugan | 77 | 9 | / |
| Odigan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Odugon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adougan | 71 | 32 | / |
| Edughan | 71 | 31 | / |
| Adugane | 71 | 4 | / |
| Adungan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Edougan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Odaugam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gadugan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oudigan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hodigan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Adoungan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Adoughan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Houdogan | 67 | 1 | / |
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