Grogan is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Germany. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Grogan
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Ireland, Germany
Meaning:

Grandson of little Gruag meaning "hair of the head" or of little Grug meaning "fierceness".

How popular is Grogan?

Grogan is common in United States, England, Australia, Ireland, Canada, New Zealand, Scotland, Northern Ireland.

Grogan is ranked 21024 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Grogan bearers increased by 0.87 per cent in 2010 US census to 11400 since 2000, the surname slipped by 242 spots and ranked at 3165. The last name was found in around 4 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 87.8 89.9
Black 7.28 6.64
Hispanic or Latino 2.09 1.37
Others 1.69 1.18
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.58 0.5
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.56 0.42
Grogan is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Ireland lie ahead in terms of density. Around 25961 person has been found who wears Grogan as their family name. Grogan is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Grogan:
2,862 United States15,876
Countries with thousands of Grogan:
2,317 England3,511
1,533 Australia2,615
369 Ireland2,495
Countries with hundreds of Grogan:
9,696 Canada420
3,331 New Zealand239
2,631 Scotland227
1,539 Northern Ireland192
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
4,288 Wales69
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
250,768 Thailand32
88,980 South Africa28
3,043 Guyana28
899 Isle of Man20
65,241 Netherlands17
114,515 Argentina17
334,277 Russia14
259,941 France13
213,815 Germany13
25,625 United Arab Emirates12
7,543 Trinidad and Tobago11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
78,608 Spain10
1,930 United States Virgin Islands8
47,869 Japan7
47,603 Denmark6
486,533 Brazil6
55,922 Qatar6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Spinster Mary Grogan from Ireland aboard the Atlas from Liverpool during the Irish famine. She is registered to be 17 years old when she arrived in USA on May 11, 1846. Anne Grogan, aged 20, Workman George Grogan, Workwoman Sally Grogan, Ellen Grogan, aged 55, Mary Grogan (20) Workwoman, 22 years old Ann Grogan, 23 years old Mathew Grogan, Anne Grogan (25) Workwoman, and 261 other Grogan around 48.18% of whom were workman while others worked as tailoress and farmer migrated to US.

Grogan Namesakes

  • Emmett Grogan, founder of the Diggers
  • David Grogan, British water polo player
  • Nathaniel Grogan, Irish painter from Cork
  • Clare Grogan, Scottish actress and singer
  • George Grogan, career officer
  • Steve Grogan, former American football quarterback
  • Kevin Grogan, former Irish professional football player and current coach of Clarkstown SC Eagles
  • James Grogan, figure skater

Grogan Namesakes

  • Emmett Grogan, founder of the Diggers
  • David Grogan, British water polo player
  • Nathaniel Grogan, Irish painter from Cork
  • Clare Grogan, Scottish actress and singer
  • George Grogan, career officer
  • Steve Grogan, former American football quarterback
  • Kevin Grogan, former Irish professional football player and current coach of Clarkstown SC Eagles
  • James Grogan, figure skater

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