# Rogan (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/rogan/  
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.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,537 |
| US rank (2010) | 7,345 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 68,051 people |
| Change since 2000 | -1.0% (4,584 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɹoʊɡən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Spelling variant of Rogen.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Rogan 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) | 79% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Rogan in the United States and Austria.

## People named Rogan

- Joe Rogan, American broadcaster, comedian, and actor (born 1967)
- Markus Rogan, Austrian swimmer
- James E. Rogan, American politician, lawyer, writer and judge

## Similar surnames

Regan, Ragan, Riggan, Ragone, Roshan, Rosen, Reagan, Rawson, Rascon, Racine, Rigney, Rosson.

## 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.