Dugan
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Dubhagáin (“descendant of Dubhagán”), a personal name based on a double diminutive of dubh (“black”).
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Dugan is the 1679th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 21455 individuals. Dugan is most common among White (91.1%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dugan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 496.
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