How common is the surname Deegan?

3,653 people in the United States had the surname Deegan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 84,518 Americans. It ranked 8,962nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Deegan?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Deegan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Deegan?

Brian Deegan, American motorcycle racer.

Where is the surname Deegan most common?

Wikidata records people named Deegan in the United States.

Is the surname Deegan getting more or less common?

More common. 3,513 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,653 in 2010, up 4.0%.

The surname Deegan

An Irish surname, carried by 3,653 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D250

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Deegan is more common than 94.5% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Duibhginn (“descendants of Duibhgeann”), a byname composed of the elements dubh (“black”) + ceann (“head”).

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,653 people named Deegan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 84,518 Americans. That is up 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,513.

#8,962

rank among US surnames

3,653

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+4%

change since 2000 (was #8,619)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,954	Lavalley	3,656	84,449
#8,956	Cauthen	3,655	84,472
#8,959	Mendonca	3,654	84,495
#8,962	Perlman	3,653	84,518
#8,964	Lafontaine	3,652	84,541
#8,965	Colgan	3,651	84,565
#8,967	Braddy	3,650	84,588

Who is named Deegan

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

92% of people named Deegan identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.8%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Deegans

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Brian Deegan
American motorcycle racer, born 1975

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Deegan

Deegan has the Soundex code D250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D250.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Deegan come from?: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Duibhginn (“descendants of Duibhgeann”), a byname composed of the elements dubh (“black”) + ceann (“head”).
How common is the surname Deegan?: 3,653 people in the United States had the surname Deegan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 84,518 Americans. It ranked 8,962nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Deegan?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Deegan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Deegan?: Brian Deegan, American motorcycle racer.
Where is the surname Deegan most common?: Wikidata records people named Deegan in the United States.
Is the surname Deegan getting more or less common?: More common. 3,513 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,653 in 2010, up 4.0%.