Bogan
See also: bogan
English
Etymology 1
Uncertain. Possibly from an Australian Aboriginal language.
Proper noun
Bogan
- A river of central to northern New South Wales, Australia, a tributary to the Darling.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Bogáin (“descendant of Bogán”), a personal name from a diminutive form of bog (“soft, tender”).
Proper noun
Bogan (plural Bogans)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bogan is the 4425th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8034 individuals. Bogan is most common among White (51.92%) and Black/African American (42.77%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bogan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 182.