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 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 12
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 11
Cheshire 54
Cornwall 3
Cumberland 41
Derbyshire 18
Devon 34
Dorset 13
Durham 60
Essex 76
Gloucestershire 33
Hampshire 41
Herefordshire 2
Hertfordshire 1
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 1
Kent 42
Lancashire 646
Leicestershire 1
Lincolnshire 8
London 875
Middlesex 43
Northumberland 15
Norfolk 1
Northamptonshire 5
Nottinghamshire 1
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 5
Suffolk 2
Somerset 11
Surrey 33
Sussex 15
Staffordshire 92
Warwickshire 22
Westmorland 2
Wiltshire 4
Worcestershire 4
Yorkshire 235

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 6
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 4
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 1
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 189
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 5
Monmouthshire 55
Pembrokeshire 3
Radnorshire 0

Regan Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Regan family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 399
General Labourer 95
Labourer 48
Domestic Servant 33
Coal Miner 28
Laundress 18
Dock Labourer 18
Agricultural Labourer 16
Cotton Weaver 16
Dress Maker 15
Tailoress 15
General Servant Domestic 13
Charwoman 13
General Laborer 12
Cook Domestic Servant 11
Bricklayer Labourer 11
Hawker 9
Dressmaker 9
Gardener 8
Grocer 8
None 8
Carman 8
Living On Own Means 7
Shoe Maker 7
Carter 7

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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