Rogan Surname

34,484th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,367 people bear this surname

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

Rogan Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Of Red Complexion or Hair [Irish Ruadhacán (a.d. 890, etc.)-ruadh (dh mute), red + the (double) diminutive suff. -cán (óc-án), later -gán] There has been interchange with Rohan, q.v.

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Rogan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,4191:56,4676,724
England2,1821:25,5353,496
Australia1,8341:14,7202,087
Northern Ireland7431:2,483505
Ireland7421:6,346963
Canada5251:70,1828,035
Philippines5181:195,44130,994
Scotland3191:16,7832,053
Slovenia2841:8,7592,002
Bosnia and Herzegovina2361:14,9852,841
Serbia2151:33,2323,511
New Zealand2041:22,1983,889
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Austria1481:57,5378,996
Croatia1451:29,1636,002
South Africa861:629,97347,084
Poland701:542,98251,331
Germany571:1,412,37687,104
France501:1,328,454133,611
Wales461:67,2725,910
Russia451:3,202,735169,516
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
India211:36,526,923420,161
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Israel181:475,42436,085
Norway181:285,68329,080
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Iran151:5,118,835123,814
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Jersey141:7,0861,520
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
Turkey101:7,782,142126,629
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
Moldova71:508,76732,975
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
China61:227,886,92811,701
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,1411:3,882687
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5871:41,5255,240
Scotland1961:19,0981,947
Isle of Man31:18,0901,402
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2121:41,4354,852

The alternate forms: Rogán (58), Rógán (28) & Rögán (1) are calculated separately.

Rogan (1,648) may also be a first name.

Rogan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Of Red Complexion or Hair [Irish Ruadhacán (a.d. 890, etc.)-ruadh (dh mute), red + the (double) diminutive suff. -cán (óc-án), later -gán] There has been interchange with Rohan, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Ruadhagáin An Oriel sept formerly of considerable importance. MIF 211; Map Arm

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Ruadhagáin An Oriel sept formerly of considerable importance. MIF 211; Map Arm

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

User-submitted Reference

Rogan is the Anglicised version of an Irish surname "O'Ruaghagain", derived from the "ruadh" meaning "red", the surname can be translated to "red-haired"

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Rogan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rogan (Hindi: रोगन, Marathi: रोगन, Oriya: େରାଗନ, Russian: Роган) is found most in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms: Rogán, Rógán or Rögán. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rogan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 34,484th most widespread surname globally, held by around 1 in 474,233 people. Rogan is mostly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Rogan live; 45 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 189,831st most numerous first name on earth, borne by 1,648 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 6,419 people, or 1 in 56,467. In The United States Rogan is most frequent in: New York, where 13 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 9 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Barring The United States Rogan exists in 78 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent are found and Australia, where 12 percent are found.

Rogan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rogan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rogan surname grew 530 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 372 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 35 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 163 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rogan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Rogan surname is chiefly Catholic (92%) in Ireland, Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Rogan last name are 4.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.36% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rogan earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 35.23% more than the national average, earning 467,995 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 33.13% more than the national average, earning R 316,356 per year; in United States they earn 9.25% more than the national average, earning $47,140 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.99% more than the national average, earning $55,143 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rogán9358/
Roghan91574/
Rogahn91358/
Roggan91183/
Rongan9192/
Rogane9121/
Rogann9111/
Rougan9110/
Rogang9110/
Rogant914/
Rogand912/
Rogain912/
Rogaan911/
Roganh911/
Rogayn911/
Rosgan911/
Rhogan911/
Roogan910/
Roegan910/
Rohgan910/
Rógán8728/
Rögán871/
Rogatin831,704/
Roughan831,295/
Rogaten8352/
Roganne8326/
Rougane8322/
Rogacin8317/
Ronghan8313/
Roongan8311/
Rogaine834/
Roghane832/
Ronggan832/
Ruogang831/
Rooghan831/
Roghang831/
Roghand831/
Rongain831/
Roigane831/
Rongaan831/
Roogain831/
Regan8059,018/
Ragan8017,400/
Rogon801,396/
Rugan80467/
Rogam80127/
Răgan804/
Roganova772,474/
Rouganne77111/
Rogasien7722/
Rouggane774/
Roughang771/
Roughain771/
Rangan734,952/
Raegan732,166/
Ragain731,050/
Rongon73918/
Rougon73725/
Rungan73309/
Rogong73258/
Reegan73249/
Ragane73188/
Ragang73146/
Raghan73135/
Rugant73115/
Roggon7377/
Rogone7370/
Raugan7343/
Rugang7328/
Regain7327/
Raggan7320/
Rugain7319/
Ragand7316/
Rugane7310/
Reggan739/
Reghan739/
Rugayn738/
Ragann736/
Hregan734/
Rughan733/
Regann733/
Raganc733/
Ruggan732/
Rogoin732/
Rhogon732/
Rugann732/
Rasgan732/
Ragaan732/
Rugaan732/
Regaan731/
Rahgan731/
Ragant731/
Ruigan731/
Reqgan731/
Reugan731/
Ragaun731/
Reganh731/
Rakgan731/
Roghon731/
Rhugan730/
Regaun730/
Rhegan730/
Rhagan730/
Rogaanova711/
Rogannova711/
Rangann67254/
Rogosin67177/
Ragaine67161/
Ranggan67140/
Roghong6771/
Rungayn6754/
Rangain6746/
Roungon6726/
Raghane6725/
Rogoten6718/
Ragasin6715/
Raghang6711/
Rugaine6710/
Rosgone678/
Raghanh678/
Rongoon675/
Raggane674/
Ronngon674/
Ronggon674/
Ruigang674/
Rogotin673/
Rohgong673/
Ragatin673/
Raghhan673/
Runggan673/
Raghann672/
Rungain672/
Raghain671/
Raghand671/
Raganne671/
Ragaund671/
Rongoun671/
Ranngan671/
Rakgane671/
Reeghan671/
Ragangh671/
Rogosen671/
Rongonn671/
Roughon671/
Rougond671/
Rougoon671/
D'Ragan671/
Reugane671/
Reghaan671/
Roogong671/
Regahan671/
Raugang671/
Rasghan671/
Ragahan671/
Rougham670/
Raughan670/

Rogan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rogan in the Oriya language
େରାଗନeragana-
Rogan in the Hindi language
रोगनrogana92.31
रोगानrogana7.69
Rogan in the Marathi language
रोगनrogana66.67
रॉलनrolana16.67
रोगानrogana16.67
Rogan in the Russian language
Роганrogan-

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