Egan.
A surname from Irish.
Meaning & usage
A surname from Irish.
An unknown-gender given name transferred from the surname.
A place in the United States: A ghost town in California.
A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Leaf River Township, Ogle County, Illinois.
A place in the United States: A census-designated place in Acadia Parish, Louisiana.
A place in the United States: A minor city in Moody County, South Dakota.
A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Wilson County, Tennessee.
A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Texas.
Where this word comes from
From Irish Ó hAodhagáin, literally, “descendant of Aodhagán”, from Old Irish Áedacán, from Áed + -acán, from áed (“fire”).
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