Gargan

loc · Latin script

Meaning: Mac Geargain ‘descendant’ and ‘son of Geargari , a per¬ Garrett 204 2

Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published

Gargan is a name written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in France.

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  • FRFrance
  • CVCape Verde
  • PTPortugal

Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

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Meaning & origin(measured from records)

Mac Geargain ‘descendant’ and ‘son of Geargari , a per¬ Garrett 204 2. var. of Warner i, from a central OF form. 3. contracted var. of Gardener. Vars. (of 1): Gamier, Garnar, Gerner. Dim. (of 1 and 2): Garnett.

Sources 1

  • A dictionary of surnames

Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Recorded in:

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Other recorded senses(measured from records)

Gargan is also recorded in 2 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

  • reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic 6 Geargain ‘descendant of Geargdn' or Mac Geargain ‘son of Geargdn', a personal name from a diminutive of garg ‘fierce’.

    as a nameDictionary of American Family Names

  • Mac Geargain ‘descendant’ and ‘son of Geargarf, a per¬ sonal name from a dim. of gearg fierce.

    as a nameThe Oxford Names Companion - The definitive guide to Surnames, First Names, and Place Names of the British Isles

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Notable people with this name(measured from records)

18001850190019502000Thomas John Gargan, b. 1844Howard Gargan, b. 1886Frank Gargan, b. 1888Edward Gargan, b. 1902William Gargan, b. 1905Jack Gargan, b. 1918John Gargan, b. 1928Jack Gargan, b. 1930Dan Gargan, b. 1982Sam Gargan, b. 1989

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 14 sources across 7 countries.

Official registers attesting Gargan
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20202020643#37,267
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20002000640#33,605
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20102010551#39,837
BR BrazilIBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname)—108#59,814
AR ArgentinaRENAPER — Apellidos (person counts, national)—12—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)191111—
ES SpainINE — Padrón per-token widgets (current living counts, given + apellidos)—10#120,154
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)198110—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)196110—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)19519—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)19418—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)19218—

Reference works 4

  • Dictionary of American Family Names
  • The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
  • Wikipedia surname tokens
  • Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)

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Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

Where does the name Gargan come from?
Mac Geargain ‘descendant’ and ‘son of Geargari , a per¬ Garrett 204 2. var. of Warner i, from a central OF form. 3. contracted var. of Gardener. Vars. (of 1): Gamier, Garnar, Gerner. Dim. Recorded by A dictionary of surnames.
What does the name Gargan mean?
Recorded meaning: Mac Geargain ‘descendant’ and ‘son of Geargari , a per¬ Garrett 204 2.
In which country does Gargan have the most bearers?
Gargan is most frequently recorded in France.

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