Where in Ireland does the family LAGAN come from? Is LAGAN a common surname in Ireland? These surname distribution maps show where people with the surname LAGAN were recorded throughout Ireland in the 1901 and 1911 Census of Ireland. The census records are held by the National Archives of Ireland and can be searched here: National Archives Census of Ireland
LAGAN Surname Distribution Map (1901 Census)
There were 374 people with this surname in Ireland in 1901. The surname was ranked 1651st in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.
Religion: Catholic: 364 (97.33%), Presbyterian: 9 (2.41%), Other / Not Given: 1 (0.27%)
LAGAN Surname Distribution Map (1911 Census)
There were 379 people with this surname in Ireland in 1911. The surname was ranked 1638th in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.
LAGAN Surname Overview
- People recorded in 1901: 374
- Ireland ranking in 1901: 1651st
Woulfe Surname Index for LAGAN
The Rev. Patrick Woulfe provided lists of surname associations for Irish surnames in his book Irish Names and Surnames. Below is a list of these associations for the surname LAGAN.
LAGAN in 1901 (Farmer)
Map is based on households which had at least one member who had an occupation containing "Farm" or "Agri".
LAGAN in 1901 (Catholic)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname LAGAN who are Catholic in each locality
LAGAN in 1901 (Anglican)
There were no Anglicans with the surname LAGAN in the 1901 census.
LAGAN in 1901 (Presbyterian)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname LAGAN who are Presbyterian in each locality
LAGAN in Scotland
Patterns associated with the LAGAN surname
List of consecutive consonant patterns associated with this surname:
When producing these maps, surnames are converted to uppercase. "MC" and "M'" are replaced with "MAC", and non-alphabetic characters (hyphens, spaces, apostrophes, accents) are removed. For example, Mac Vey and McVey appear together as MACVEY. O'Neill, Oneill, ONeill and Ó Néill appear together as ONEILL, and D'Arcy and Darcy appear as DARCY.
While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, no responsibility is taken for errors in the census data. The census is available online for verification.