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Where Does The Last Name Ragan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Ragan (Georgian: რაგან, Hindi: रगं, Marathi: रगन, Oriya: ରଗଂ, Russian: Раган) is most common in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms: Ragán, Răgan or Ragań. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ragan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 30,681^st most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 418,824 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Ragan reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 133,143^rd most commonly held given name throughout the world It is held by 2,963 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 14,603 people, or 1 in 24,821. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 10 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Missouri, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 60 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 6 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Ragan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Ragan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 338 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 22 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it contracted 66 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 22 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ragan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Ragan last name is principally Catholic (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Ragan surname are 18.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.63% registered with the party.

The amount Ragan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 42.83% less than the national average, earning 197,845 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.4% less than the national average, earning $42,543 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.61% more than the national average, earning $54,953 CAD per year.