Bogan (surname)

Bogan is a surname. It is from ÓBoughain—a Cinel mBinnigh sept in Donegal and Waterford. Variations of Bogan are Boggon and Boggan. Bogan originated from Ireland. Bog means soft land.

Notable people with the surname include:

• Ann Bogan (1941–2026), American singer
• Dan Bogan (born 1860), American gunfighter and outlaw of the Old West
• Gerald F. Bogan (1894–1973), US Navy aviator and vice admiral
• Louise Bogan (1897–1970), American poet
• Lucille Bogan (1897–1948), American blues singer
• Ralph Bogan (1922–2013), American businessman
• Ronald E. Bogan, African-American gay police officer
• Ted Bogan (1909–1990), American country blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
• Tommy Bogan (1920–1993), Scottish footballer
• William J. Bogan (1870–1936), American educator
• Zachary Bogan (1625–1659), English theologian

Fictional characters

• Elias Bogan, character from the X-Men comics series

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Bogan
• All pages with titles containing Bogan
• Bogan (disambiguation)
• Bogen (surname)