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Egan


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Origin Of The Surname Egan

Meaning Of The Surname Egan

Son of Aodhagain

Interesting Facts About Egan

Derived from Gaelic Mac Aodhagain, ‘Aodhagain’ comes from the personal name ‘Aodh’ meaning fire. The name would have originated from Pagan beginnings. The surname in full is Mac Egan but the Mac in no longer commonly used. The Mac Egans were hereditary lawyers to the ruling families in Ireland, and then within the Gaelic church.

Egan Statistics

Egan is the number 1504 ranked surname in the United Kingdom. According to our statistics around 6,558 share the surname Egan in the UK.

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