Explore the Family Name Gogan

The meaning of Gogan

1. Irish (Meath): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cogadháin ‘son of Cogadhán’ (see Coogan). 2. Hungarian (Gogán): from the old personal name Gogán (also found as Gogány and Gógány). 3. Variant of Goguen, a surname of Breton origin. Some characteristic forenames: Irish Liam.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Gogan saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Gogan ranked 32,567 in popularity and decreased to 34,916 by 2010, marking a 7.21% decline. The count of people with this surname also dropped from 665 to 646 during this period, resulting in a 2.86% decline. This indicates that the proportion of individuals named Gogan per 100,000 people also fell by 12% over these years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,567	#34,916	-7.21%
Count	665	646	-2.86%
Proportion per 100k	0.25	0.22	-12%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gogan

When it comes to the ethnic identity of individuals bearing the Gogan surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts between 2000 and 2010. While the percentage of Gogans identifying as White slightly increased from 92.48% to 93.65%, those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander saw a significant decrease, from representing 2.56% of all Gogans to just 0.93%. Furthermore, the percent of Gogans of Hispanic ethnicity climbed from 1.95% to 3.25%, while the Black population marginally rose from 0.75% to 0.93%. Those reporting their ethnicity as two or more races and American Indian and Alaskan Native both registered no change at 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.48%	93.65%	1.27%
Hispanic	1.95%	3.25%	66.67%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.56%	0.93%	-63.67%
Black	0.75%	0.93%	24%
Two or More Races	2.26%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%