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    The surname Fagan

    A surname, carried by 17,501 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈfeɪɡən/ 2 syllables Soundex F250

    Fagan: #2,063 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Fagan #2,063, 17,501 people Fagan: #2,063 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Fagan #2,063, 17,501 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fagan is more common than 98.7% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 17,501 people named Fagan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 17,642 Americans. That is up 4.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 16,779.

    #2,063
    rank among US surnames
    17,501
    people in 2010
    5.9
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.3%
    change since 2000 (was #1,975)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,054Argueta17,54017,602
    #2,055Granger17,53917,603
    #2,056Grover17,53417,608
    #2,057Michaels17,52817,614
    #2,058Champion17,52717,615
    #2,059Whittington17,51717,625
    #2,060Aldrich17,50917,634

    Who is named Fagan

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

    84% of people named Fagan identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 84%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 11%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
    • Two or more races 1.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Fagans

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Linda L. Fagan
      American Coast Guard admiral, born 1963

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    • Feagan
    • Phagan

    Surnames that sound like Fagan

    Fagan has the Soundex code F250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F250.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Fagan?
    17,501 people in the United States had the surname Fagan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,642 Americans. It ranked 2,063rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Fagan?
    In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Fagan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Fagan?
    Linda L. Fagan, American Coast Guard admiral.
    Where is the surname Fagan most common?
    Wikidata records people named Fagan in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Fagan?
    Fagan is /ˈfeɪɡən/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Fagan getting more or less common?
    More common. 16,779 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,501 in 2010, up 4.3%.
    What are other spellings of Fagan?
    Feagan and Phagan.