How common is the surname Rogan?

4,537 people in the United States had the surname Rogan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 68,051 Americans. It ranked 7,345th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Rogan?

Joe Rogan, American broadcaster, comedian, and actor (born 1967), followed by Markus Rogan.

Where is the surname Rogan most common?

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

How do you pronounce Rogan?

Rogan is /ˈɹoʊɡən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Rogan getting more or less common?

Less common. 4,584 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,537 in 2010, down 1.0%.

Is Rogan also a first name?

Yes. Rogan 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 Rogan

An Irish surname, carried by 4,537 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈɹoʊɡən/ 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). Rogan is more common than 95.5% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Spelling variant of Rogen.

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 4,537 people named Rogan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 68,051 Americans. That is down 1.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,584.

#7,345

rank among US surnames

4,537

people in 2010

1.5

per 100,000 Americans

-1%

change since 2000 (was #6,778)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,336	Gurney	4,547	67,901
#7,337	Amezquita	4,544	67,946
#7,338	Burmeister	4,543	67,961
#7,339	Macaluso	4,542	67,976
#7,342	Crozier	4,541	67,991
#7,343	Surratt	4,539	68,021
#7,344	Boldt	4,538	68,036

Who is named Rogan

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

79% of people named Rogan identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 79%
Black (not Hispanic) 14%
Two or more races 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Rogans

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Joe Rogan
American broadcaster, comedian, and actor (born 1967)
Markus Rogan
Austrian swimmer, born 1982
James E. Rogan
American politician, lawyer, writer and judge, born 1957

Notable Rogans come mostly from the United States (2) and Austria (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Rogan

Rogan 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 Rogan come from?: Spelling variant of Rogen.
How common is the surname Rogan?: 4,537 people in the United States had the surname Rogan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 68,051 Americans. It ranked 7,345th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rogan?: In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Rogan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Rogan?: Joe Rogan, American broadcaster, comedian, and actor (born 1967), followed by Markus Rogan.
Where is the surname Rogan most common?: Wikidata records people named Rogan in the United States and Austria.
How do you pronounce Rogan?: Rogan is /ˈɹoʊɡən/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Rogan getting more or less common?: Less common. 4,584 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,537 in 2010, down 1.0%.
Is Rogan also a first name?: Yes. Rogan 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.