Flanagan
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Irish Ó Flannagáin (“descendant of Flannagán”), a personal name from a double diminutive of flann (“blood red”).
Proper noun
Flanagan (countable and uncountable, plural Flanagans)
- A surname from Irish.
- A village in Livingston County, Illinois, United States.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Flanagan is the 1134th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 30887 individuals. Flanagan is most common among White (88.84%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Flanagan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 580.