How common is the surname Hagan?

21,017 people in the United States had the surname Hagan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,690 Americans. It ranked 1,710th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hagan?

Kay Hagan, American politician (1953-2019), followed by Cliff Hagan.

Where is the surname Hagan most common?

Wikidata records people named Hagan in the United States.

Is the surname Hagan getting more or less common?

More common. 19,973 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 21,017 in 2010, up 5.2%.

The surname Hagan

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 21,017 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H250

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hagan is more common than 98.9% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

From the Irish surname, from Ó hÁgáin, "descendant of Ógán, diminutive of óg (“young”). Also from Ó hAodhagáin, "descendant of Aodhagán, from aodh (“fire”).

Hagan 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 21,017 people named Hagan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 14,690 Americans. That is up 5.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 19,973.

#1,710

rank among US surnames

21,017

people in 2010

7.1

per 100,000 Americans

+5.2%

change since 2000 (was #1,643)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,701	Hoyt	21,169	14,585
#1,702	Spivey	21,161	14,590
#1,703	Jean	21,140	14,605
#1,704	Land	21,116	14,621
#1,705	Patino	21,113	14,623
#1,706	Marrero	21,109	14,626
#1,707	Hager	21,106	14,628

Who is named Hagan

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

86% of people named Hagan identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hagans

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kay Hagan
American politician (1953-2019)
Cliff Hagan
American basketball player and coach (1931–2026)
Molly Hagan
Actress, born 1961
Sarah Hagan
American actress, born 1984
Marianne Hagan
American actress, born 1966
Mallory Hagan
American politician, born 1988
Thomas Hagan
American assassin, one of those who killed Malcolm X in 1965 (born 1941)
Glenn Hagan
American basketball player, born 1955

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hagan

Hagan has the Soundex code H250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H250.

Other Irish surnames

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Questions

Where does the surname Hagan come from?: From the Irish surname, from Ó hÁgáin, "descendant of Ógán, diminutive of óg (“young”). Also from Ó hAodhagáin, "descendant of Aodhagán, from aodh (“fire”).
How common is the surname Hagan?: 21,017 people in the United States had the surname Hagan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,690 Americans. It ranked 1,710th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hagan?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Hagan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hagan?: Kay Hagan, American politician (1953-2019), followed by Cliff Hagan.
Where is the surname Hagan most common?: Wikidata records people named Hagan in the United States.
What type of surname is Hagan?: Hagan is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Hagan getting more or less common?: More common. 19,973 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 21,017 in 2010, up 5.2%.