# Horgan (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/horgan/  
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) | 4,202 |
| US rank (2010) | 7,875 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 73,476 people |
| Change since 2000 | +15% (3,666 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Hargan, Hourigan |

## Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hArgáin, a contracted form of Ó hArragáin, from which Harrigan.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Horgan 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) | 90% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 5.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Horgan in the United Kingdom and the United States.

## People named Horgan

- Cara Horgan, British actress
- John Horgan, American science journalist

## Similar surnames

Horrigan, Hourigan, Horsman, Harrison, Harkins, Harrigan, Harkness, Harshman, Hershman, Hirschman, Harkin.

## 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.