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    The surname McGrogan

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 579 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M262

    McGrogan: #38,265 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon McGrogan #38,265, 579 people McGrogan: #38,265 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez McGrogan #38,265, 579 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McGrogan is more common than 76.4% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    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.

    McGrogan 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 579 people named McGrogan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 533,239 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 579.

    #38,265
    rank among US surnames
    579
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    0%
    change since 2000 (was #36,463)

    Who is named McGrogan

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

    94% of people named McGrogan identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
    • Two or more races 1.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like McGrogan

    McGrogan has the Soundex code M262, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M262.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname McGrogan come from?
    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.
    How common is the surname McGrogan?
    579 people in the United States had the surname McGrogan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 533,239 Americans. It ranked 38,265th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McGrogan?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named McGrogan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    What type of surname is McGrogan?
    McGrogan is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname McGrogan getting more or less common?
    About as common. 579 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 579 in 2010, a change of 0.0%.