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    The surname Grogan

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 11,400 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex G625

    Grogan: #3,165 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Grogan #3,165, 11,400 people Grogan: #3,165 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Grogan #3,165, 11,400 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Grogan is more common than 98% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    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.

    Grogan 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 11,400 people named Grogan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 27,083 Americans. That is up 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,302.

    #3,165
    rank among US surnames
    11,400
    people in 2010
    3.9
    per 100,000 Americans
    +0.9%
    change since 2000 (was #2,923)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,156Baumgartner11,44826,969
    #3,157Devore11,44526,976
    #3,158Hyman11,43626,998
    #3,159Wenzel11,43227,007
    #3,160Janssen11,42327,028
    #3,161Lauer11,41427,050
    #3,162Gresham11,41227,054

    Who is named Grogan

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

    88% of people named Grogan identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Grogans

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • James Grogan
      American figure skater (1931–2000)
    • John Grogan
      American journalist, born 1957
    • Clem Grogan
      American murderer and former member of the Manson Family, born 1946

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    Surnames that sound like Grogan

    Grogan has the Soundex code G625, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G625.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Grogan come from?
    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.
    How common is the surname Grogan?
    11,400 people in the United States had the surname Grogan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 27,083 Americans. It ranked 3,165th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Grogan?
    In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Grogan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Grogan?
    James Grogan, American figure skater (1931–2000), followed by John Grogan.
    Where is the surname Grogan most common?
    Wikidata records people named Grogan in the United States.
    What type of surname is Grogan?
    Grogan is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Grogan getting more or less common?
    More common. 11,302 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,400 in 2010, up 0.9%.