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    The surname Ragan

    A surname, carried by 11,081 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex R250

    Ragan: #3,258 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Ragan #3,258, 11,081 people Ragan: #3,258 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Ragan #3,258, 11,081 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ragan is more common than 98% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 11,081 people named Ragan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 27,863 Americans. That is up 6.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,418.

    #3,258
    rank among US surnames
    11,081
    people in 2010
    3.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +6.4%
    change since 2000 (was #3,162)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,249Pardo11,10427,805
    #3,250Eller11,10327,807
    #3,252Infante11,10227,810
    #3,253Kroll11,09827,820
    #3,254Rivero11,09627,825
    #3,255Sauceda11,09327,832
    #3,256Zielinski11,08727,848

    Who is named Ragan

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

    88% of people named Ragan identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 2.7% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 88%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 4.1%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 2.7%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
    • Two or more races 1.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Ragans

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Duke Ragan
      American boxer, born 1997
    • Chuck Ragan
      American musician, born 1974
    • David Ragan
      American racing driver (born 1985)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Ragan

    Ragan has the Soundex code R250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R250.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Ragan?
    11,081 people in the United States had the surname Ragan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 27,863 Americans. It ranked 3,258th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Ragan?
    In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Ragan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
    Who is the most famous person named Ragan?
    Duke Ragan, American boxer, followed by Chuck Ragan.
    Where is the surname Ragan most common?
    Wikidata records people named Ragan in the United States.
    Is the surname Ragan getting more or less common?
    More common. 10,418 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,081 in 2010, up 6.4%.