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EGAN

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There are approximately 11,205 people named Egan in the UK. That makes it the 935th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 177 are named Egan.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Ireland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic


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The Egan surname in historical dictionaries

EGAN. . Tlie cineal JEoghain, were the ' genus' or progeny of Eoglian, a great Irish chief contemporary with St. Patrick. The name is anglicised to Owen and Eugene. O'Donovan in Irish Penny .Journ. p. 327. Gaelic, e)ffi?i, force, violence ; hence strong-handed, active. Arthur.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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