# McGrogan (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mcgrogan/  
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) | 579 |
| US rank (2010) | 38,265 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 533,239 people |
| Change since 2000 | 0.0% (579 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Grúgáin (“son of Grúgán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of grúg (“anger”) or an Anglicized form of Irish Mac Gruagáin (“son of Gruagán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of gruag (“hair”). Compare Grogan.

## Who carries it

Share of people named McGrogan 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) | 94% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Similar surnames

McGregor, McGeorge, McCracken, Majors, McCorkle, MacGregor, Mazariegos, Mijares, Mazurek, Mukherjee, Magers, McCroskey.

## 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.