The Mangan surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,315 people carried this name — #5,508 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 46,700 people counted. That is up 10% from 5,756 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Mangan surname

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Mongáin (“descendant of Mongán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of mongach (“maned, long-haired”).

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

In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890

Ireland registered 52 births for the Mangan name in 1890.

They were registered in all four provinces, most of all in Munster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 2,300 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. 2 of them were indexed under other spellings of the name. The Registrar-General’s note on the name: “Dublin, Limerick, Kerry, and Mayo.”

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born, 1890

Munster 22
Leinster 18
Connacht 10
Ulster 2

Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 24 people named Mangan.

6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 2 départements, most often Alpes-Maritimes.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 6
Alpes-Maritimes 16
Guadeloupe 2

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In the Nordic population registers

20 people named Mangan is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 20

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Mangan in American newspapers,
1894.

Newspaper page from The Laramie Republican carrying the name Mangan
The Laramie Republican 1894-03-02
Newspaper page from The Laramie Republican carrying the name Mangan
The Laramie Republican 1894-03-03
Newspaper page from The Laramie Republican carrying the name Mangan
The Laramie Republican 1894-02-22

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 40,148 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Mangan in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1990s.

8,545 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Mangan. The most, 1,515, date from the 1930s. 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 1.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 4,093
Victoria 2,262
Queensland 941
Tasmania 636
South Australia 434
Western Australia 86
ACT (Canberra) 73
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Mangan,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Simon Mangan d. 1906
  • Kathleen Mangan d. 1961
  • James Clarence Mangan 1803–1849 · writer
  • John Mangan 1853–1917 · Catholic priest
  • Mary Mangan 1879–1912
  • Thomas Jefferson Mangan 1885–1952 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Mangan,
in the records of 7 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 States1,988 records

1,988 records of the Mangan name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 712
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 489
  • Other U.S. records 787
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Clarence B. Mangan

    Born 1925 in Missouri. Enlisted 1944 at Jefferson Barracks; machinist from Greene County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at El Reno Cemetery, Oklahoma.

    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 Catherine Mangan

    Arrived at New York in 1865 aboard the American Union from Liverpool, aged 30; matron. From Philadelphia, Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Patrick J. Mangan

    Born 1931; from New York, New York. U.S. Army, light weapons infantry leader; killed in action 1952 in North Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 1,988 records for Mangan 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) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). 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); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia537 records

537 records of the Mangan name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 252
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 137
  • Other Australian records 148
  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 Eliza Mangan

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Maria, sailing from Kingston in 1849. Native of Mayo. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1850.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record James Mangan

    Arrived in Victoria in 1885 aboard the Garonne, aged 21; Irish.

    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 Archibald E. Mangan

    Laborer of Coburg, Victoria; died 1924.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 537 records for Mangan in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). 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).

France11 records

11 records of the Mangan name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Francois Desire Antoine Mangan

    Born 1900 in Menton; died 1993 in Menton (Alpes-Maritimes).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Helene Angele Charlotte Mangan

    Born 1895 in Menton; died 1987 in Sospel (Alpes-Maritimes).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Georgette Irene Mangan

    Born 1910 in Menton; died 1981 in Grasse (Alpes-Maritimes).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 11 records for Mangan in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Canada10 records

10 records of the Mangan name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 5
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 4
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Mary Mangan

    Lost in the sinking of the Titanic, 1912, aged 30; a third-class passenger. Body recovered.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Timothy Michael Mangan

    Buried in 1948 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  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 Henry Patrick Mangan

    Died in service in 1916.

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

Showing 3 of 10 records for Mangan in Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

New Zealand10 records

10 records of the Mangan name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 6
  • Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records 4
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Mary Ellen Mangan

    Died 1960, aged 73; buried at Waimairi Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Claude James Mangan

    Died 2001, aged 76; buried at Totara Memorial Park Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Francis Mangan

    Died 1873; buried at Addington Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 10 records for Mangan in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Thames-Coromandel District 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).

United Kingdom9 records

9 records of the Mangan name in the United Kingdom
  • Stirling Council burial records 6
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 3
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Margaret Mangan

    Died 1981, aged 55; buried at Bannockburn Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record M. J. Mangan

    Royal Dublin Fusiliers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Thomas Mangan

    Buried in 1924 at Ballengeich Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland, aged 82.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Showing 3 of 9 records for Mangan in the United Kingdom.

Counts: Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Ireland4 records

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

    Died 1961; buried at Dunmore, Co. Galway.

    Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Mary Mangan

    Died 2000; buried at Dunmore, Co. Galway.

    Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record John Mangan

    Died 2000; buried at Dunmore, Co. Galway.

    Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Mangan in Ireland.

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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