Find out how popular the last name Eagan is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Eagan.

Eagan, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Eagan surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Eagan in America

Eagan is the 6190th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Eagan surname appeared 5,528 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Eagan.

We can also compare 2010 data for Eagan to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Eagan

The surname Eagan originated in Ireland and is an anglicized version of the Irish Gaelic name "O'hAodhagain". It is believed to have derived from the personal name "Aodh", which means "fire" in Irish, combined with the diminutive suffix "agan".

The earliest recorded instances of the name Eagan can be found in various Irish annals and records dating back to the 16th century. One notable mention is in the Annals of the Four Masters, a chronicle of medieval Irish history compiled in the early 17th century, where the name is spelled as "O'hAodhagain".

The Eagan surname was predominantly found in the counties of Mayo and Sligo in the west of Ireland. The name is also associated with the Irish clans of O'Shaughnessy and O'Heyne, which were prominent in the region.

In the 17th century, during the English conquest of Ireland, many Irish families anglicized their surnames to sound more English. This led to the emergence of various spellings of the name, such as Egan, Eagan, Eaghan, and Eghan.

Notable individuals with the surname Eagan throughout history include:

1. Maurice Eagan (1773-1828), an Irish-born American merchant and politician who served as the 13th Mayor of New York City from 1805 to 1807.

2. John Eagan (1796-1888), an Irish-born American Catholic priest and politician who served as the first Bishop of the Diocese of Marquette, Michigan.

3. Charles Patrick Eagan (1841-1919), an American civil engineer and soldier who served as a Union Army officer during the American Civil War.

4. Eugene Eagan (1879-1954), an American actor and film director active during the silent film era of Hollywood.

5. Kathleen Eagan (1908-1968), an American stage and film actress known for her roles in several Broadway productions and Hollywood movies in the 1930s and 1940s.

The Eagan surname has also been associated with various place names, particularly in Ireland, such as Eaganville, a small village in County Mayo.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Eagan

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Eagan.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Eagan was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Eagan has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Eagan was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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