The hogan Surname
hogan Name Meaning and History
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hÓgáin
‘descendant of Ógán’, a personal name from a diminutive
of óg ‘young’, also ‘young warrior’. In the south, some
bearers claim descent from an uncle of Brian Boru. In northern Ireland
a surname of the same form was Anglicized as Hagan.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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