Fagan

Fagan

Fagan or Phagan is also a Norman-Irish surname, derived from the Latin word 'paganus' meaning ‘rural’ or ‘rustic’. Variants of the name Fagan include Fegan and Fagen. It was brought to Ireland during the Anglo-Norman invasion in the twelfth century and is now considered very Irish. In some cases it is a reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Fágáin or Ó Faodhagáin, which are probably dialect forms of Ó hÓgáin and Ó hAodhagáin. Irish lenited f is soundless. Notable people with the surname include:Alex Fagan (1950–2010), chief of the San Francisco Police Department Andrew Fagan, New Zealand singer, writer and songwriter Ann Fagan Ginger (1925–2025), American lawyer, teacher, writer, and political