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

Mohagen, 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 Mohagen surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mohagen in America

Mohagen is the 117480th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mohagen surname appeared 148 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Mohagen.

We can also compare 2010 data for Mohagen 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 Mohagen

The surname Mohagen is believed to have originated in the Netherlands during the late 16th century. It is derived from the old Dutch words "moha" meaning "marsh" and "gen" meaning "to go," suggesting that the name was likely given to someone who lived near or frequently traveled through marshy areas.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the records of the Dutch Reformed Church in Amsterdam, where a Pieter Mohagen was listed as a member in 1612. There are also references to a Hans Mohagen, a merchant from Rotterdam, who was involved in trade with the Dutch East Indies in the mid-1600s.

The name appears to have spread across the Netherlands and into neighboring regions, with variations in spelling such as Mohaghenn and Mohaghen appearing in historical documents from the 17th and 18th centuries. Some of these early records include a Jacob Mohaghenn, a farmer from the village of Zwolle, who was born in 1675, and a Margaretha Mohaghen, a schoolteacher in Antwerp, Belgium, who lived from 1721 to 1793.

As the name traveled across Europe, it also found its way to the British Isles, where it was anglicized to Mohagen. One notable individual with this surname was Sir William Mohagen (1765-1848), a British military officer who served in the Napoleonic Wars and was later appointed Governor of Gibraltar.

In the early 19th century, the name began to appear in North America, with some of the earliest recorded instances being those of Johannes Mohagen (1783-1867), a Dutch immigrant who settled in New York, and his son, Peter Mohagen (1812-1889), who became a prominent farmer and landowner in Pennsylvania.

Other notable individuals with the Mohagen surname include Hans Mohagen (1892-1976), a Norwegian painter known for his landscapes and seascapes, and Maria Mohagen (1916-2002), a Swedish author and playwright whose works explored themes of family, identity, and the human condition.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mohagen

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

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 Mohagen 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 Mohagen 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 Mohagen was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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