How common is the surname Regan?

21,951 people in the United States had the surname Regan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,065 Americans. It ranked 1,642nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Regan?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Regan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Regan?

Tom Regan, American philosopher (1938–2017), followed by Bridget Regan.

Where is the surname Regan most common?

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

Is the surname Regan getting more or less common?

More common. 21,624 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 21,951 in 2010, up 1.5%.

Is Regan also a first name?

Yes. Regan 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 Regan

An Irish surname, carried by 21,951 people in the United States.

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). Regan is more common than 99% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

A surname from Irish from Irish Ó Riagáin, variant of Reagan.

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 21,951 people named Regan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 14,065 Americans. That is up 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 21,624.

#1,642

rank among US surnames

21,951

people in 2010

7.4

per 100,000 Americans

+1.5%

change since 2000 (was #1,525)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,633	Ojeda	22,045	14,005
#1,634	Geiger	22,039	14,009
#1,635	Dodge	22,035	14,012
#1,637	Lujan	22,021	14,021
#1,638	Babcock	22,016	14,024
#1,639	Hand	22,006	14,030
#1,640	Winkler	21,993	14,038

Who is named Regan

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

93% of people named Regan identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.9% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Regans

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tom Regan
American philosopher (1938–2017)
Bridget Regan
American actress, born 1982
Vincent Regan
British actor, born 1965
Donald Regan
American cabinet official (1918–2003)
Michael S. Regan
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from 2021 to 2024
Emily Regan
American rower, born 1988
Richie Regan
American basketball player-coach, 1930–2002
Trish Regan
American television host and author, born 1972

Notable Regans come mostly from the United States (7) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Regan

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

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Regan come from?: Regan is Irish in origin.
How common is the surname Regan?: 21,951 people in the United States had the surname Regan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,065 Americans. It ranked 1,642nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Regan?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Regan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Regan?: Tom Regan, American philosopher (1938–2017), followed by Bridget Regan.
Where is the surname Regan most common?: Wikidata records people named Regan in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Regan getting more or less common?: More common. 21,624 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 21,951 in 2010, up 1.5%.
Is Regan also a first name?: Yes. Regan 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.