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    The surname Mangan

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 6,315 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M525

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mangan is more common than 96.6% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

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

    Mangan 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 6,315 people named Mangan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 48,891 Americans. That is up 9.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,756.

    #5,508
    rank among US surnames
    6,315
    people in 2010
    2.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +9.7%
    change since 2000 (was #5,545)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,499Ozuna6,32748,798
    #5,500Cifuentes6,32548,814
    #5,502Luevano6,32448,821
    #5,503Shreve6,32148,844
    #5,504McCrea6,32048,852
    #5,505McLellan6,31848,868
    #5,507Myer6,31748,875

    Who is named Mangan

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

    90% of people named Mangan identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 90%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 2.6%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.9%
    • Two or more races 1.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Mangans

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Stephen Mangan
      British actor, born 1968

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Mangan

    Mangan has the Soundex code M525, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M525.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Mangan come from?
    Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Mongáin (“descendant of Mongán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of mongach (“maned, long-haired”).
    How common is the surname Mangan?
    6,315 people in the United States had the surname Mangan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 48,891 Americans. It ranked 5,508th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Mangan?
    In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Mangan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
    Who is the most famous person named Mangan?
    Stephen Mangan, British actor.
    Where is the surname Mangan most common?
    Wikidata records people named Mangan in the United Kingdom.
    What type of surname is Mangan?
    Mangan is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Mangan getting more or less common?
    More common. 5,756 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,315 in 2010, up 9.7%.