How common is the surname Reagan?

16,491 people in the United States had the surname Reagan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 18,722 Americans. It ranked 2,207th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Reagan?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Reagan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Reagan?

Ronald Reagan, 40th President of the United States (1981–1989), followed by John Henninger Reagan.

Where is the surname Reagan most common?

Wikidata records people named Reagan in the United States.

How do you pronounce Reagan?

Reagan is /ˈɹeɪ.ɡən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Reagan getting more or less common?

More common. 15,673 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,491 in 2010, up 5.2%.

Is Reagan also a first name?

Yes. Reagan is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Reagan

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 16,491 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈɹeɪ.ɡən/ 2 syllables Soundex R250 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Reagan is more common than 98.6% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Anglicized from Irish Gaelic Ó Riagáin (“descendant of Riagán”), a personal name possibly derived from ríodhgach (“impulsive, furious”), an alternative form of ríogach.

Reagan 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 16,491 people named Reagan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 18,722 Americans. That is up 5.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 15,673.

#2,207

rank among US surnames

16,491

people in 2010

5.6

per 100,000 Americans

+5.2%

change since 2000 (was #2,122)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,198	Pappas	16,559	18,645
#2,199	Henning	16,557	18,647
#2,200	Schilling	16,546	18,660
#2,202	Duff	16,536	18,671
#2,203	Carrera	16,533	18,675
#2,204	Burkhart	16,526	18,682
#2,205	Adamson	16,515	18,695

Who is named Reagan

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

92% of people named Reagan identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.5% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Reagans

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ronald Reagan
40th President of the United States (1981–1989)
John Henninger Reagan
American politician (1818-1905)
Faye Reagan
American pornographic actress, born 1988
Ron Reagan
American liberal political commentator (born 1958)
Maureen Reagan
American political activist (1941–2001)
Michael Reagan
American television personality and journalist (1945–2026)
Neil Reagan
American actor (1908–1996); older brother of Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Reagan
American boxer (1891-1975)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Reagan

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

Other Irish surnames

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Questions

Where does the surname Reagan come from?: Anglicized from Irish Gaelic Ó Riagáin (“descendant of Riagán”), a personal name possibly derived from ríodhgach (“impulsive, furious”), an alternative form of ríogach.
How common is the surname Reagan?: 16,491 people in the United States had the surname Reagan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 18,722 Americans. It ranked 2,207th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Reagan?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Reagan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Reagan?: Ronald Reagan, 40th President of the United States (1981–1989), followed by John Henninger Reagan.
Where is the surname Reagan most common?: Wikidata records people named Reagan in the United States.
How do you pronounce Reagan?: Reagan is /ˈɹeɪ.ɡən/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Reagan?: Reagan is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Reagan getting more or less common?: More common. 15,673 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,491 in 2010, up 5.2%.
Is Reagan also a first name?: Yes. Reagan is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.