Regan Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 4
Buckinghamshire 4
Berkshire 23
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 3
Cheshire 101
Cornwall 1
Cumberland 45
Derbyshire 10
Devon 23
Dorset 13
Durham 61
Essex 45
Gloucestershire 44
Hampshire 39
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 1
Kent 48
Lancashire 569
Leicestershire 11
Lincolnshire 4
London 791
Middlesex 36
Northumberland 24
Norfolk 1
Northamptonshire 2
Nottinghamshire 8
Oxfordshire 6
Rutland 0
Shropshire 3
Suffolk 0
Somerset 3
Surrey 28
Sussex 16
Staffordshire 139
Warwickshire 51
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 7
Yorkshire 225

Wales

Anglesey 1
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 1
Carnarvonshire 6
Carmarthenshire 6
Denbighshire 1
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 178
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 4
Monmouthshire 111
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Regan Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Regan family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 488
Labourer 93
General Labourer 67
Agricultural Labourer 35
Domestic Servant 34
Dock Labourer 28
Charwoman 27
Laundress 26
General Servant 19
Bricklayer Labourer 17
Dress Maker 16
Tailoress 16
Cotton Weaver 16
Hawker 14
House Keeper 13
Tailor 13
Errand Boy 12
Farm Labourer 12
Farm Servant Indoor 12
Coal Miner 11
Masons Labourer 11
Servant 10
Labourer Iron Works 9
Labourer General 8
Labourer Wife 8

Most Frequent Forenames for Regan

Name Census Frequency
Mary Regan 1,987
John Regan 1,742
James Regan 837
William Regan 742
Thomas Regan 705
Ellen Regan 701
Catherine Regan 664
Margaret Regan 651
Patrick Regan 619
Michael Regan 549
Elizabeth Regan 496
Daniel Regan 373
Ann Regan 352
Bridget Regan 322
Annie Regan 301
Edward Regan 294
Sarah Regan 266
Charles Regan 213
Jane Regan 211
Timothy Regan 197
Joseph Regan 195
Julia Regan 178
Hannah Regan 163
Martin Regan 158
George Regan 157

Regan Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Regan 100% 19,017
2 Organ 60% 9,139
3 Rogan 80% 5,119
4 Ragan 80% 4,334
5 Rigan 80% 596
6 Rogen 60% 578
7 Reagan 83% 530
8 Reegan 83% 403
9 Rugen 60% 298
10 Regon 80% 276
11 Ragen 60% 263
12 Ragon 60% 198
13 Rigen 60% 165
14 Ragin 60% 160
15 Oregan 83% 145
16 Rugan 80% 116
17 Regen 80% 111

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The surname Regan is the most popular version of all its varients

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