Explore the Family Name Wogan
The meaning of Wogan
Welsh, English, and Irish (Dublin): from the Old Welsh personal name Guoccaun, which derives from the ancestor of Modern Welsh gogawn ‘honour, glory’. In Middle Welsh it became Gwogon and Gwogan and was adopted as a surname by a south Pembrokeshire Anglo-Norman family in the normanized or Anglicized pronunciation Wogan. Compare Cadogan. In Ireland the name has been Gaelicized as Úgán. History: A family of this name settled in County Kildare following the Anglo-Norman invasion of the 12th century.
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How common is the last name Wogan in the United States?
Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Wogan saw a slight dip in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Wogan was ranked 34,904th most common name in the United States, but by 2010, it had slipped to 38,754th place. This represents an 11.03% decrease in ranking over the decade. The actual count of individuals with the Wogan surname also declined from 612 in 2000 to 570 in 2010, equating to a drop of 6.86%. As a result, the proportion of people named Wogan per 100,000 residents fell by 17.39%.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #34,904 | #38,754 | -11.03% |
| Count | 612 | 570 | -6.86% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.23 | 0.19 | -17.39% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wogan
In terms of ethnicity, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, most people with the surname Wogan identify as White, accounting for 97.39% of the group in 2000 and 97.19% in 2010. There was a slight decrease of 0.21% in this demographic over the decade. Hispanic representation in the Wogan surname group increased by 22.81% from 1.14% in 2000 to 1.40% in 2010. No notable changes were recorded for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native. However, those identifying with two or more races, which accounted for 0.98% in 2000, no longer appeared in the 2010 census data.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 97.39% | 97.19% | -0.21% |
| Hispanic | 1.14% | 1.4% | 22.81% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Two or More Races | 0.98% | 0% | 0% |
| Black | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |