Donegan
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Donnagáin (“descendant of Donnagán”), a personal name derived from a double diminutive of donn (“brown”).
Proper noun
Donegan (plural Donegans)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Donegan is the 7601st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4372 individuals. Donegan is most common among White (85.68%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Donegan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 478.