# Hogan (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/hogan/  
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 | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 63,085 |
| US rank (2010) | 536 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 4,894 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.3% (61,651 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈhoʊɡən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

An anglicised form of Irish Ó hÓgáin or Ó hEochagáin.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hogan 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) | 80% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hogan in the United States and Australia.

## People named Hogan

- Paul Hogan, Australian actor and comedian
- Ben Hogan, American golfer (1912–1997)
- Siobhan Fallon Hogan, American actress
- Hector Hogan, Australian athletics competitor, sprinter (1931–1960)
- Chuck Hogan, American writer
- P. J. Hogan, Australian film director
- Jack Hogan, American actor (1929–2023)
- Dick Hogan, American actor (1917-1995)
- Robert Hogan, American actor (1933–2021)
- Lawrence J. Hogan, American politician from Maryland (1928–2017)
- Chris Hogan, American football and lacrosse player (born 1988)
- Kiera Hogan, American professional wrestler

and 4 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Hagan, Hossain, Hagen, Hassan, Hussain, Hasan, Haugen, Hackney, Hazen, Hussein, Hixson, Hickson.

## 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.