Deegan
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English
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Duibhginn (“descendants of Duibhgeann”), a byname composed of the elements dubh (“black”) + ceann (“head”).
Proper noun
Deegan (plural Deegans)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Deegan is the 8962nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3653 individuals. Deegan is most common among White (92.44%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Deegan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 424.