Rogan Surname
Approximately 15,367 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameRogan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,419 | 1:56,467 | 6,724 |
| England | 2,182 | 1:25,535 | 3,496 |
| Australia | 1,834 | 1:14,720 | 2,087 |
| Northern Ireland | 743 | 1:2,483 | 505 |
| Ireland | 742 | 1:6,346 | 963 |
| Canada | 525 | 1:70,182 | 8,035 |
| Philippines | 518 | 1:195,441 | 30,994 |
| Scotland | 319 | 1:16,783 | 2,053 |
| Slovenia | 284 | 1:8,759 | 2,002 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 236 | 1:14,985 | 2,841 |
| Serbia | 215 | 1:33,232 | 3,511 |
| New Zealand | 204 | 1:22,198 | 3,889 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Austria | 148 | 1:57,537 | 8,996 |
| Croatia | 145 | 1:29,163 | 6,002 |
| South Africa | 86 | 1:629,973 | 47,084 |
| Poland | 70 | 1:542,982 | 51,331 |
| Germany | 57 | 1:1,412,376 | 87,104 |
| France | 50 | 1:1,328,454 | 133,611 |
| Wales | 46 | 1:67,272 | 5,910 |
| Russia | 45 | 1:3,202,735 | 169,516 |
| Indonesia | 24 | 1:5,510,383 | 253,014 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| Israel | 18 | 1:475,424 | 36,085 |
| Norway | 18 | 1:285,683 | 29,080 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| Iran | 15 | 1:5,118,835 | 123,814 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| Jersey | 14 | 1:7,086 | 1,520 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 1:16,240,353 | 64,496 |
| Turkey | 10 | 1:7,782,142 | 126,629 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| Moldova | 7 | 1:508,767 | 32,975 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,141 | 1:3,882 | 687 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 587 | 1:41,525 | 5,240 |
| Scotland | 196 | 1:19,098 | 1,947 |
| Isle of Man | 3 | 1:18,090 | 1,402 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,212 | 1:41,435 | 4,852 |
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.
Ó Ruadhagáin An Oriel sept formerly of considerable importance. MIF 211; Map Arm
Ó Ruadhagáin An Oriel sept formerly of considerable importance. MIF 211; Map Arm
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"
- niamhfrRogan Demographics
Average Rogan Salary in
United States
$47,140 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Rogan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rogan in the Oriya language | ||
| େରାଗନ | eragana | - |
| Rogan in the Hindi language | ||
| रोगन | rogana | 92.31 |
| रोगान | rogana | 7.69 |
| Rogan in the Marathi language | ||
| रोगन | rogana | 66.67 |
| रॉलन | rolana | 16.67 |
| रोगान | rogana | 16.67 |
| Rogan in the Russian language | ||
| Роган | rogan | - |
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