Rogan

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Language(s) of origin Irish
Meaning "grandson (or descendant) of red-headed, ruadh means red" Region of origin Iveagh in South Down, Armagh, Monaghan, Louth and Fermanagh Related names O Rogan, Ó Roghan, Rogan

Rogan is an Irish surname, deriving from the Irish Ó Ruadhagáin.

History

The clan is descended from one of the septs of Oriel which originated in Counties Armagh and Monaghan and parts of South Down, Louth and Fermanagh. Recordings from Irish Church Registers include: the christening of Mary, daughter of Henry and Margaret Rogan, at Downpatrick, County Down on January 23, 1799, and the christening of Ann Jane, daughter of Dan and Anne Rogan, at Aghalee, County Antrim, on December 25, 1813. Anne Rogan, aged 17 yrs., was a famine emigrant to America, leaving Liverpool for New York in March 1846. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Elizabeth Rogan, which was dated 1743, christened at Inch by Gorey, County Wexford. From the "Annals of the Four masters: 1179, Ó Ruaghagain (O'Rogan), Lord of Iveagh (south Co. Down), died of three nights sickness, shortly after he had been expelled for violating the Canoin-Phatruig (Canon Phadraig, or "Patrick's Testament", also known as the Book of Armagh)

The surname may refer to:

Alex Rogan, a fictional character in the 1987 movie The Last Starfighter

Anton Rogan, Irish soccer player

Barney Rogan, American film editor

Bullet Rogan (1893-1967), American baseball player

Dennis Rogan, Baron Rogan, Irish politician

Ian Rogan, a name by which British comic writer and editor Steve MacManus is sometimes credited

James E. Rogan, American politician from California

Joe Rogan, American comedian and UFC commentator

John Rogan (disambiguation), multiple people

Johnny Rogan, English author

Markus Rogan, Austrian swimmer

Seth Rogan, a misspelling of Seth Rogen, Canadian writer and comedian

Thomas Rogan, a fictional character in The House of the Dead (arcade game)

Tom Rogan, an American journalist

People with Rogan as a given name:

Rogan LaBier, American financial services executive and author

Rogan Whitenails, British poet

Places

Rogans Hill, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney, Australia

Rogan's Seat, a hill in the North Yorkshire dales of England

Rogan, Ukraine, a town in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine

Rogan is also a phrase said by villagers in Age of Empires. Its surreality has become something of an internet meme.

References

Rogan Wikipedia

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