# Grogan (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/grogan/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 11,400 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,165 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 27,083 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.9% (11,302 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Grúgáin (“descendant of Grúgán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of grúg (“anger”) or a reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gruagáin (“descendant of Gruagán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of gruag (“hair”). Compare McGrogan.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Grogan in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 88% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 7.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Grogan in the United States.

## People named Grogan

- James Grogan, American figure skater (1931–2000)
- John Grogan, American journalist
- Clem Grogan, American murderer and former member of the Manson Family

## Similar surnames

Gargano, Gargan, Grossman, Gurganus, Grossmann, Garrison, Grayson, Grissom, Gresham, Graziano, Grisham, Garzon.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.