The Eagan surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,528 people carried this name — #6,190 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 53,500 people counted. That is up 2% from 5,420 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Eagan surname

Variant of Egan.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Eagan» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Eagan in American newspapers,
1874–1899.

Newspaper page from Nashville Union And American carrying the name Eagan
Nashville Union And American 1874-06-09
Newspaper page from The News & Observer carrying the name Eagan
The News & Observer 1899-01-13
Newspaper page from Barre Evening Telegram carrying the name Eagan
Barre Evening Telegram 1899-01-26

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 58,467 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Eagan in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1980s.

1,638 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Eagan. The most, 196, date from the 1860s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 839
Victoria 322
Queensland 175
South Australia 125
Tasmania 91
Western Australia 72
ACT (Canberra) 11

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Eagan.

Who carried it

People named Eagan,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Charles P. Eagan
    Charles P. Eagan 1841–1919
  • Owen Eagan
    Owen Eagan 1857–1920
  • John J. Eagan
    John J. Eagan 1872–1956 · politician
  • Eddie Eagan
    Eddie Eagan 1897–1967 · military personnel
  • Francis B. Egan 1846–1916 · politician
  • Francis B. Egan 1846–1916 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Eagan,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States3,051 records

3,051 records of the Eagan name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1,018
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 1,000
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 394
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 251
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 192
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 131
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 63
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • New York State police and firefighter memorial rolls 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record James O. Eagan

    Born 1916 in Wisconsin. Enlisted 1941 at Fort Douglas, Utah; miner. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Kate Eagan

    Arrived at New York in 1885 aboard the City of Berlin from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 17; servant. From Tipperary, Ireland; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Charles Franklin Eagan

    U.S. Air Force veteran. Born 1935, died 2000; buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, Campbell, Missouri.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 3,051 records for Eagan in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia250 records

250 records of the Eagan name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 152
  • Tasmanian Names Index 49
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 29
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 18
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 2
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record John Eagan

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Grenada, arriving 1819; ticket of leave 1831. Native of Kerry Co.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Eagan

    Arrived in Victoria in 1858 aboard the S H Talbot, aged 32; British subject.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record John Eagan

    Gentleman of Nth Melbourne, Victoria; died 1893.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 250 records for Eagan in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada27 records

27 records of the Eagan name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 22
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 3
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 2
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Rich'd Eagan

    Came to Ontario in 1873 aboard the Savern, bound for Hamilton, Ontario; Irish.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Angus J. Eagan

    Died 1866 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Edmund Joseph Eagan

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 27 records for Eagan in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

New Zealand1 record

1 record of the Eagan name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Victoria Helen Winifred Eagan

    Died 1927, aged 49; buried at Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Ireland1 record

1 record of the Eagan name in Ireland County Galway graveyard records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Michl Eagan

    Died 1829, aged 32; buried at Clontuskert Abbey, Co. Galway.

    Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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