How common is the surname Egan?

23,048 people in the United States had the surname Egan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,396 Americans. It ranked 1,561st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Egan?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Egan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Egan?

Richard Egan, American actor (1921–1987).

Where is the surname Egan most common?

Wikidata records people named Egan in the United States.

How do you pronounce Egan?

Egan is /ˈiːɡən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Egan getting more or less common?

More common. 22,491 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 23,048 in 2010, up 2.5%.

Is Egan also a first name?

Yes. Egan is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Egan

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 23,048 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈiːɡən/ 2 syllables Soundex E250 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Egan is more common than 99% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

From Irish Ó hAodhagáin, literally, “descendant of Aodhagán”, from Old Irish Áedacán, from Áed + -acán, from áed (“fire”).

Egan is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

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 23,048 people named Egan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 13,396 Americans. That is up 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 22,491.

#1,561

rank among US surnames

23,048

people in 2010

7.8

per 100,000 Americans

+2.5%

change since 2000 (was #1,458)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,552	Machado	23,170	13,325
#1,553	Rubin	23,165	13,328
#1,554	Reynoso	23,143	13,341
#1,555	Wesley	23,135	13,345
#1,556	Hidalgo	23,134	13,346
#1,557	Cabral	23,128	13,349
#1,558	Samuel	23,125	13,351

Who is named Egan

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

94% of people named Egan identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Egans

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Richard Egan
American actor (1921–1987)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Eagan
Eakin
Heekin

Surnames that sound like Egan

Egan has the Soundex code E250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E250.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Egan come from?: From Irish Ó hAodhagáin, literally, “descendant of Aodhagán”, from Old Irish Áedacán, from Áed + -acán, from áed (“fire”).
How common is the surname Egan?: 23,048 people in the United States had the surname Egan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,396 Americans. It ranked 1,561st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Egan?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Egan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Egan?: Richard Egan, American actor (1921–1987).
Where is the surname Egan most common?: Wikidata records people named Egan in the United States.
How do you pronounce Egan?: Egan is /ˈiːɡən/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Egan?: Egan is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Egan getting more or less common?: More common. 22,491 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 23,048 in 2010, up 2.5%.
What are other spellings of Egan?: Eagan, Eakin and Heekin.
Is Egan also a first name?: Yes. Egan is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.