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regan Name Meaning and History

Irish: reduced form of O’Regan, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Ríagáin ‘descendant of Riagán’, a personal name of uncertain origin, perhaps akin to ríodhgach ‘impulsive’, ‘furious’. See also Ryan.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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regan Family Facts

Distribution of regan Families in the US in 1920
Number of regan families
 467-931
 156-466		 1-155
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Regan's of Worcester, Ma. area ldstonge_1 2
REGAN in Boston, MA /Manchester, NH Jennifer Hejtmanek 3
Patrick Regan Portlaw Co. Waterford bacfire11 2
REGAN - KILMOVEE/CULGARRIFF, Co MAYO. Teresa Utting 5
Regans of New York City edeberle1 2
Marian A. Regan beverlydallertucker 0
Regan Reg Volk 7
Thomas Regan - Chicago, Illinois kathleenjurgovan 3
Regan family of Buffalo, NY JanePreston51 11
Martin REGAN/Maria FINN/ Co Mayo TJUtting1 3
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