Reagan Surname

21,794th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,951 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Reagan Surname Definition:

(Irish) Grandson of Riagan (little king).

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Reagan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States22,1111:16,3932,078
Ghana9011:29,9903,547
Kenya6911:66,8316,402
India2141:3,584,418101,069
Canada1841:200,24819,574
England1171:476,22330,919
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Australia551:490,83137,357
Indonesia511:2,593,121151,846
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
Nigeria421:4,217,685117,088
Ireland411:114,8525,857
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Uganda391:1,001,00743,411
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
Israel231:372,07130,321
Liberia171:259,32615,766
Afghanistan161:2,009,57414,441
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
China131:105,178,5825,529
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Wales121:257,87814,969
Solomon Islands101:58,00311,702
Norway101:514,22941,629
Zambia101:1,584,99231,679
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland251:177,1958,871
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1041:234,37917,485
Wales121:130,7015,289
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Jersey31:17,2942,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,3881:11,4451,496

Reagan (62,918) may also be a first name.

Reagan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) Grandson of Riagan (little king).

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

User-submitted Reference

Ó Riagáin or Ó Ríogáin, from Ua Riagáin in origin; the meaning is likely to originate in ancient Gaelic from ri 'sovereign', 'king' and the diminutive -in, 'the king's child', transliterating as 'little king' or 'heir to the throne'.

- liamregan

Reagan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Reagan (Arabic: ريغان, Marathi: रेगन) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Reagan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Reagan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 21,794th most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 292,074 people. The last name Reagan occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Reagan reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 15,255th most prevalent given name internationally, held by 62,918 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 22,111 people, or 1 in 16,393. In The United States Reagan is primarily found in: Texas, where 14 percent are found, Tennessee, where 12 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States Reagan exists in 80 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 4 percent are found and Kenya, where 3 percent are found.

Reagan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Reagan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 504 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 113 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 164 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 120 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Reagan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (96%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Reagan last name are 17.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.31% being registered with the political party.

The amount Reagan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 61.22% less than the national average, earning R 92,160 per year; in United States they earn 1.42% more than the national average, earning $43,760 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.56% more than the national average, earning $51,950 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reangan9216/
Reaggan924/
Reagain924/
Reagean923/
Reagane923/
Rehagan922/
Reaghan921/
Reagand921/
Rheagan921/
Regan9159,018/
Ragan9117,400/
Rangan834,952/
Raegan832,166/
Ragain831,050/
Reagon83689/
Reegan83249/
Ragane83188/
Ragang83146/
Raghan83135/
Regang83135/
Raygan8359/
Raigan8355/
Regand8350/
Reigan8344/
Raugan8343/
Reygan8332/
Regain8327/
Raggan8320/
Regant8317/
Regane8316/
Ragand8316/
Reggan839/
Reghan839/
Rajgan837/
Reagam837/
Ragann836/
Hregan834/
Regann833/
Raganc833/
Riegan832/
Resgan832/
Rasgan832/
Ragaan832/
Regaan831/
Rahgan831/
Ragant831/
Reogan831/
Reqgan831/
Reugan831/
Rejgan831/
Ragaun831/
Reganh831/
Rakgan831/
Roegan830/
Regaun830/
Riagan830/
Rhegan830/
Rhagan830/
Reaganová801/
Reggane77441/
Rangann77254/
Ragaine77161/
Ranggan77140/
Rangain7746/
Raigant7731/
Raghane7725/
Ryaghan7721/
Rayegan7720/
Ragasin7715/
Rajgand7711/
Riangan7711/
Raghang7711/
Reygant7710/
Rayagan7710/
Regacin778/
Raghanh778/
Raggane774/
Riagain773/
Rajagan773/
Ragatin773/
Raghhan773/
Raighan772/
Raghann772/
Riyagan771/
Rajegan771/
Rajigan771/
Raghain771/
Raghand771/
Raganne771/
Ragaund771/
Raigain771/
Rowegan771/
Reougan771/
Rehagon771/
Reigant771/
Reigean771/
Reyghan771/
Ranngan771/
Rakgane771/
Regamne771/
Regandt771/
Reeghan771/
Ragangh771/
D'Ragan771/
Raiegan771/
Reugane771/
Reghaan771/
Regahan771/
Raugang771/
Rasghan771/
Ragahan771/
Raughan770/
Reigain770/
Reaggon770/
Reighan770/
Rouegan770/
Reaaaaagan750/
Regon739,015/
Ragam735,833/
Ragon733,554/
Rigan732,365/
Regam732,058/
Ragán7399/
Regán7347/
Răgan734/
Rygan731/
Ragań731/
Raganová71332/
Ragaigne71127/
Regattin7197/
Rajaghan7176/
Ragajsin7147/
Rayaghan7139/
Raganova7137/
Rayagang7115/
Regassin7114/
Rahaghan7113/
Royaghan719/
Reygagne718/
Reganova717/
Rajagane716/
Rrajagan716/
Raghaune715/
Rajigane715/
Reighand714/
Rajangan714/
Regassen714/
Rayungan713/
Raajgane712/
Rajogand711/
Ragasing711/
Regggane711/
Reacgong711/
Reigeane711/
Ragone676,340/
Riggan672,365/
Reggam671,134/
Raigon67718/
Raggam67450/
Raygon67428/
Ragham67213/
Reogam67182/
Raagam67114/
Ragoin67105/
Rigane6786/
Regond6760/
Riagon6760/
Regoin6758/
Rasgon6757/
Reegam6747/
Regone6745/
Ragond6732/
Reigam6730/
Rahgam6730/
Raigón6724/
Riogan6721/
Raggon6718/
Regong6717/
Reegon6715/
Rigang6713/
Ragoon6711/
Rougan6710/
Ragont6710/
Rajaganne676/
Ragajszyn676/
Rigaan676/
Reigon675/
Ragong675/
Rigand675/
Rigain675/
Rigant674/
Rojhaghan673/
Ragaim672/
Righan672/
Raigam672/
Raggàn671/
Rajegaund671/
Ragaam671/
Ruigan671/
Regomn671/
Regoon671/
Riagam671/
Raghon671/
Rygant671/
Reggon671/
Ragoun671/
Regont671/
Ragamh671/
Ryogan671/
Raugauntt670/
Ragonn670/
Riegon670/
Regaum670/
Reagom670/
Rauengahn670/

Reagan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Reagan in the Marathi language
रेगनregana31.25
िरगनiragana25
रेअगनre'agana18.75
रेगनलreganala6.25
िरगीनiragina6.25
रैगनraigana6.25
रेगानान्reganan6.25
Reagan in the Arabic language
ريغانryghan-
ريغنryghn-
ريجانryjan-

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