# Mangan (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mangan/  
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) | 6,315 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,508 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 48,891 people |
| Change since 2000 | +9.7% (5,756 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Mongáin (“descendant of Mongán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of mongach (“maned, long-haired”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Mangan 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) | 1.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 2.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Mangan in the United Kingdom.

## People named Mangan

- Stephen Mangan, British actor

## Similar surnames

Mangano, Mankin, Mancini, Manzano, Mangum, Monaghan, Manson, Manzanares, Mangione, Mancino, Mangino, Mangini.

## 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.