Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
FAGAN
There are approximately 5,850 people named Fagan in the UK. That makes it the 1,783rd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 93 are named Fagan.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
Ireland
Language of origin
Gaelic
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
Celtic
Related and similar surnames
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Fagang
The Fagan surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Gaelic.) A beech-tree. The Fagans were descended from Patrick O'Hagan, living A.D. 1180. O'Hagan, the posterity of Agan. Ogan, Ogyn, or Hogyn signifies, in the Welsh, young, a youth. Gaelic, Og, a young man.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
FAGAN. A corruption of the patronymical O'Hagan. The Fagans of Feltrim, CO. Cork, deduce themselves from Patrick 0"Hagan, who opposed the invasion of Ireland by the Anglo-Normans in the XII. cent. SeeB.L.G.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.