Explore the Family Name Fegan

The meaning of Fegan

Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Fiacháin or Ó Féichín, a personal name meaning ‘little raven’, from a diminutive of fiach. See Feehan, and compare Fagan. Some characteristic forenames: Irish Aileen.

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How common is the last name Fegan in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Fegan experienced a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 18,667 out of all surnames in the United States, while in 2010, it dropped to 19,731—a 5.7% decrease. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the surname Fegan slightly increased from 1,360 in 2000 to 1,365 in 2010, which is a growth of 0.37%. However, when considering the proportion per 100k people, there was an 8.0% decrease during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,667	#19,731	-5.7%
Count	1,360	1,365	0.37%
Proportion per 100k	0.5	0.46	-8%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fegan

On the matter of ethnic identity, the Fegan surname has shown interesting dynamics over the decade according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The highest increase in ethnicity representation was in the Hispanic category, which jumped by a significant 133.12% from 2000 to 2010. This was followed by the Asian/Pacific Islander category, which saw a 56.06% increase. There was also an increased representation in the categories of American Indian and Alaskan Native (26.36%), Two or more races (47.28%), and Black (3.20%). On the other hand, the White category, which predominantly represented the Fegan surname in 2000 at 88.60%, saw a slight decrease of 4.24% by 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	88.6%	84.84%	-4.24%
Black	6.25%	6.45%	3.2%
Hispanic	1.54%	3.59%	133.12%
Two or More Races	1.84%	2.71%	47.28%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.1%	1.39%	26.36%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.66%	1.03%	56.06%