Surname Feagans - Meaning and Origin

Feagans: What does the surname Feagans mean?

The last name Feagans is of Irish origin. It is thought to be derived from the Gaelic word Ó Féigín (from Féigín) which means "little raven", and can also be alternately spelled as Fegan, Feagin, or Feagans. The Ó Féigín sept were a well-known family in Counties Galway and Clare in the pre-Norman period.

The name Feagans is most commonly found in County Sligo, where the Feagans family was one of the four principal families of the Walford Manor in the townland of Stokestown. The Feagans were also in Northumberland, England and Southern Pennsylvania in the United States, mostly due to migration from Ireland in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Today, there are members of the Feagans family across the globe. Feagans can also be found in the UK, Ireland, the United States, Australia and Canada, among other countries.

Feagans is a proud Irish family name that symbolizes the proud history of the Irish people and their struggles to overcome oppression. It is a reminder of hard work and resilience against the odds, traits that the Feagans family value and pass down to their descendants to this day.

Feagans: Where does the name Feagans come from?

The last name Feagans is most commonly seen in the United States today. According to Ancestry.com, the Feagans surname is most prevalent in southeastern Pennsylvania, with large numbers of individuals bearing the name also living in New Jersey, New York, Florida, Texas, Ohio, and Illinois. Feagans is a common surname in the Philadelphia region, with the mostFeagans families living in nearby Chester County.

Feagans is of English origin and is a contracted form of the name MacFegan. It is believed to be derived from the location Fegan in Norfolk, England. The social and economic history of the MacFegan's in Ireland is well-documented and it is possible that Feagans was brought to the United States by Irish immigrants who left Ireland during the Great Famine in the 19th century. Today, Feagans is an uncommon but still existing surname in the United States.

Variations of the surname Feagans

The Feagans surname is an Irish surname of Anglo-Norman origin. It derives from the Norman French phrase “de Faegan”, which means “of Fagan”. Fagan is derived from the Old French word “fagine”, which means “plundering” or “robbery”.

The most common variant for the Feagans surname is Feagan. It is also sometimes spelled as Fegan and Fegans.

Other surnames derived from the same origin include Faegin, Fagin, Feagan, Feegan, Fegane, Feagin, Feigin, Feign, Fegen, Fegin, Fegon, Feggan, Feeguin, Fegany, Feggin, and Feig.

The surname Feagans may also be found in the variants Fagan, Feegan, Fagen, Feagans, Fegan, Feeney, Fegans, Fingus, and Feenay.

Fagan is the most common spelling, and it is found in many European and English countries. Other common variations of this surname are Feenan, Fenian, Fennan, and Feannan.

Feagans is most prevalent in Ireland, and its variants and spellings are also found in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Other countries in which the surname is found include England, Scotland, and Wales.

Famous people with the name Feagans

• Randall Feagans, American filmmaker, writer, and producer.
• Debra Feagans, American professor of psychology.
• Greg Feagans, former professional American football cornerback.
• Sarah Feagans, professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer.
• David Feagans, American meteorologist and speaker.
• Bradley Feagans, former NFL player.
• Glenn Feagans, golfer who competed in the U.S. Open.
• Ryan Feagans, former professional baseball player.
• William Feagans, American blues guitarist and vocalist.
• Skylar Feagans, American computer scientist.

Other surnames

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