How common is the surname Duggan?

12,237 people in the United States had the surname Duggan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,230 Americans. It ranked 2,928th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Duggan?

Jim Duggan, American professional wrestler, followed by Andrew Duggan.

Where is the surname Duggan most common?

Wikidata records people named Duggan in the United States.

Is the surname Duggan getting more or less common?

More common. 11,941 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,237 in 2010, up 2.5%.

The surname Duggan

An Irish surname, carried by 12,237 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). Duggan is more common than 98.2% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Variant of Dugan.

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 12,237 people named Duggan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 25,230 Americans. That is up 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,941.

#2,928

rank among US surnames

12,237

people in 2010

4.2

per 100,000 Americans

+2.5%

change since 2000 (was #2,773)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,919	Oglesby	12,271	25,161
#2,920	Cáceres	12,269	25,165
#2,921	Braxton	12,268	25,167
#2,922	Ashton	12,263	25,177
#2,924	Begum	12,255	25,193
#2,925	Scarborough	12,252	25,200
#2,926	Dewey	12,249	25,206

Who is named Duggan

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

92% of people named Duggan identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Duggans

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jim Duggan
American professional wrestler, born 1954
Andrew Duggan
Actor (1923–1988)
Meghan Duggan
American ice hockey player, born 1987

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Duggan

Duggan 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 Duggan come from?: Variant of Dugan.
How common is the surname Duggan?: 12,237 people in the United States had the surname Duggan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,230 Americans. It ranked 2,928th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Duggan?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Duggan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Duggan?: Jim Duggan, American professional wrestler, followed by Andrew Duggan.
Where is the surname Duggan most common?: Wikidata records people named Duggan in the United States.
Is the surname Duggan getting more or less common?: More common. 11,941 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,237 in 2010, up 2.5%.