# Regan (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/regan/  
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 from Irish Ó Riagáin, variant of Reagan.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 21,951 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,642 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 14,065 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.5% (21,624 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Regan 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) | 93% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Regan in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Regan

- Tom Regan, American philosopher (1938–2017)
- Bridget Regan, American actress
- Vincent Regan, British actor
- Donald Regan, American cabinet official (1918–2003)
- Michael S. Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from 2021 to 2024
- Emily Regan, American rower
- Richie Regan, American basketball player-coach
- Trish Regan, American television host and author

## Similar surnames

Reagan, Ragan, Rogan, Riggan, Reason, Regina, Regino, Rosen, Rawson, Rascon, Racine, Rigney.

## 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.