McGrogan
English
Etymology
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Grúgáin (“son of Grúgán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of grúg (“anger”) or an Anglicized form of Irish Mac Gruagáin (“son of Gruagán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of gruag (“hair”). Compare Grogan.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McGrogan is the 38265th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 579 individuals. McGrogan is most common among White (94.13%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McGrogan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 555.
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