Egans is used as a family name or surname in Ireland. It is 5 characters long in length.
Egans is a form of Egan. 1. The cineal Eoghain, were 'genus' or progeny of Eoghan, a great Irish chief contemporary with St. Patrick. The name is anglicised to Owen and Eugene. Gaelic, cigin, force, violence; hence strong-handed, active.
The Egans is a variant form of Keegan. The son of little Aodh meaning "fire".
Egans is a variant of Egan. The son of little Aodh meaning "fire".
Lastname Egans is the form of Egan. The sept of Mac Egan were territorially seized of Clan-Dearmida, a district in the barony of Leitrim, county of Galway; within which they had anciently some castles.
How popular is Egans?
Despite the fact that the number of Egans bearers increased by 1.36 per cent in 2010 US census to 149 since 2000, the surname slipped by 5710 spots and ranked at 116829. The last name was found in merely 5 per ten million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.
| Race | 2010 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|
| Black | 87.25 | 77.55 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4.7 | 5.44 |