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    The surname Degnan

    A surname, carried by 2,549 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex D255

    Degnan: #12,215 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Degnan #12,215, 2,549 people Degnan: #12,215 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Degnan #12,215, 2,549 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Degnan is more common than 92.5% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,549 people named Degnan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 121,124 Americans. That is up 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,451.

    #12,215
    rank among US surnames
    2,549
    people in 2010
    0.9
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4%
    change since 2000 (was #11,719)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #12,208Getchell2,551121,029
    #12,212Wicklund2,550121,077
    #12,215Hemmer2,549121,124
    #12,218Hover2,548121,172
    #12,221Berrier2,547121,219

    Who is named Degnan

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

    95% of people named Degnan identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
    • Two or more races 0.9%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

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    Surnames that sound like Degnan

    Degnan has the Soundex code D255, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D255.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Degnan?
    2,549 people in the United States had the surname Degnan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 121,124 Americans. It ranked 12,215th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Degnan?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Degnan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Degnan getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,451 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,549 in 2010, up 4.0%.