Logan.
A village east of Cumnock, East Ayrshire council area, Scotland, from lagan (“dell”) (OS grid ref NS5920).
Meaning & usage
A village east of Cumnock, East Ayrshire council area, Scotland, from lagan (“dell”) (OS grid ref NS5920).
A Scottish habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic, from the village in Ayrshire.
A surname from Irish, a variant of Lohan.
A male given name transferred from the surname. Used since at least the 19th century, and popular in the 2000s.
A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1990s and later usage; much less common than the male name.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Cullman County, Alabama.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Benton County, Arkansas.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Brouilletts Creek Township, Edgar County, Illinois.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Dearborn County, Indiana; named for nearby Logan Creek.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Indiana.
A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Harrison County, Iowa; named for Union Army general John A. Logan.
A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Phillips County, Kansas; named for John A. Logan.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Greene County, Missouri; named for a local family.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Missouri; named for landowners William and Hetty E. Logan.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Gallatin County, Montana; named for Capt. William Logan, who participated in the campaign against American Indians in Montana.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Nebraska.
A number of places in the United States: A village in Quay County, New Mexico.
A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Hocking County, Ohio; named for Mingo leader Chief Logan.
A number of places in the United States: A neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Cache County, Utah; named for the river rising in the Bear River Mts.
A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Logan County, West Virginia; named for Chief Logan.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in the town of Breed, Oconto County, Wisconsin.
A number of places in the United States: A number of townships in the United States, listed under Logan Township.
A number of places in the United States: A river in the United States, flowing from the Bear River Mountains in Idaho into the Little Bear River at Benson, Utah.
A locality in the Shire of Loddon and the Shire of Northern Grampians, north western Victoria, Australia
A river in Queensland, Australia; flowing from near Mount Barney into the Moreton Bay at Woongoolba.
A local government area in south-east Queensland, Australia, named after Patrick Logan; in full, the City of Logan.
Where this word comes from
From Scottish Gaelic lag (“little hollow”).
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