Explore the Family Name Reagin

The meaning of Reagin

Irish: variant of Regan.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Reagin in the United States has seen a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Reagin ranked 27,258th among all surnames, with a count of 834 occurrences. However, by 2010, its rank dropped to 32,236th, with only 715 occurrences, marking a decrease of approximately 14.27%. This change also impacted the proportion of this surname per 100,000 people, which fell from 0.31 in 2000 to 0.24 in 2010, a decrease of 22.58%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,258	#32,236	-18.26%
Count	834	715	-14.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.24	-22.58%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Reagin

The ethnicity distribution associated with the surname Reagin also saw some changes between 2000 and 2010, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. The highest percentage of individuals with the Reagin surname identified as White in both years, although there was a slight decrease from 92.81% in 2000 to 90.07% in 2010. Furthermore, the percentage of those identifying as Black increased significantly from 3.12% to 5.73%, indicating an upward trend of 83.65%. Those identifying with two or more races also rose from 1.20% to 1.68%, a 40% increase. However, the number of Reagins who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian/Alaskan Native was suppressed for privacy in the 2010 data. The Hispanic representation among individuals with the Reagin surname declined by 15.15%, from 1.32% in 2000 to 1.12% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.81%	90.07%	-2.95%
Black	3.12%	5.73%	83.65%
Two or More Races	1.2%	1.68%	40%
Hispanic	1.32%	1.12%	-15.15%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.72%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.84%	0%	0%