Geoghegan
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English
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Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mag Eochagáin (“son of Eochagán”), a diminutive of Eochaidh. Compare Caughey.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Geoghegan (plural Geoghegans)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Geoghegan is the 16802nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1699 individuals. Geoghegan is most common among White (93.64%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Geoghegan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 31.