Egan Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Egan Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Egan family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 332
General Labourer 42
Coal Miner 33
Labourer 32
Cotton Weaver 31
Dress Maker 20
Domestic Servant 20
Laundress 18
Agricultural Labourer 16
Living On Own Means 16
Cotton Spinner 14
General Servant Domestic 13
Tailoress 13
House Keeper 13
Dock Labourer 12
Tailor 12
Charwoman 10
Cotton Winder 10
Farm Labourer 9
Living On Her Own Means 9
Clerk 8
House Painter 7
Railway Porter 7
Shoe Maker 6
Plumber 6

Egan Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Egan 100% 15,422
2 Gane 50% 7,583
3 Gain 50% 2,964
4 Geen 25% 2,528
5 Gun 50% 2,039
6 Gaine 40% 1,279
7 Eagan 80% 1,247
8 Guin 25% 1,155
9 Agen 50% 508
10 Ogan 75% 478
11 Agan 75% 365
12 Gin 50% 362
13 Gone 25% 259
14 Gean 50% 222
15 Guine 20% 195
16 Egen 75% 182
17 Goun 25% 165
18 Eagen 60% 158
19 Ogen 50% 130
20 Gan 75% 126
21 Eagin 60% 111
22 Gon 50% 111
23 Guen 25% 108
24 Gen 50% 106

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

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