# Bogan (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/bogan/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 8,034 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,425 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 38,430 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.7% (7,603 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Bogáin (“descendant of Bogán”), a personal name from a diminutive form of bog (“soft, tender”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Bogan in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 52% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 43% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Bogan in the United States.

## People named Bogan

- Louise Bogan, American poet (1897-1970)
- Lucille Bogan, American blues singer (1897-1948)

## Similar surnames

Boggan, Bogen, Bacon, Boykin, Begum, Beckham, Basham, Bazan, Baskin, Beeson, Bigham, Beason.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.