Given name & surname

Grogan

“descendant of Grúgán”

Grogan is a surname from Irish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Grogan goes back to Irish Ó Grúgáin, meaning “descendant of Grúgán.”

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Where it comes from

Grogan comes from Irish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Irish Ó Grúgáin (“descendant of Grúgán”), from Irish Ó Gruagáin (“descendant of Gruagán”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Similar names

If you love Grogan, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Irish

Greenan

“descendant of Grianán”

No U.S. birth series

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Hungarian

Gogan

“son of Cogadhán”

No U.S. birth series

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Irish

Granahan

Granahan is a surname from Irish.

No U.S. birth series

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Irish

Mcgrogan

“son of Grúgán”

No U.S. birth series

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Irish

Croghan

Croghan is a surname from Irish.

No U.S. birth series

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Irish

Gargan

“descendant of Geargán”

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Irish

Mogan

“a powerful man”

No U.S. birth series

53% boys · 47% girls

Irish

Crossan

“son of the satirist”

No U.S. birth series

33% boys · 67% girls

Sibling ideas

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