Gaelic sept

Duggan

Ó Dubhagáin

Also: Dugan, O'Duggan

“descendant of Dubhagán, 'the little dark one'”

🏔 Cork · Corcaigh 🏔 Galway · Gaillimh Source: Wikipedia ↗

The sept's historic heartland, highlighted. People moved — a name can be found far from home.

The story

Septs in Cork and Uí Maine; the Galway family were hereditary historians whose Seán Mór Ó Dubhagáin (d. 1372) wrote a great topographical poem naming the chiefs of every territory in Ireland — a source historians still mine.

Their world Around 1372 — The Gaelic Resurgence. Plague, absentee landlords and Gaelic recovery shrink English Ireland to a fortified strip around Dublin.

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What the name is made of

Ó Dubhagáin
Ó — descendant of (originally grandson of)
Dubhagáin — the ancestor, trade or place the name is built on

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Is Duggan an Irish name?

Duggan is a Gaelic name: it was formed in Irish, from an Irish ancestor, before English was spoken here.

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From Wikipedia — “Dugan”

Dugan or Duggan is an Irish surname derived from Ó Dubhagáin. The best known family of the name had its territory near the modern town of Fermoy in north Cork, and were originally the ruling family of the Fir Maighe tribal group which gave its name to the town. They claimed descent from Mug Ruith, the legendary magician of the Fir Bolg. They ceded pre-eminence to the O'Keeffe family in the eleventh century, but remained powerful in the area.

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Neighbours — other names from the same counties

Canavan · Galway, Cork Daly · Cork, Galway Downey · Galway, Cork Forde · Galway, Cork Lynch · Galway, Cork Ahern · Cork Barrett · Cork Barry · Cork Bermingham · Galway Blake · Galway Bodkin · Galway Buckley · Cork Burke · Galway Cagney · Cork

Quick answers

Is Duggan an Irish name?

Duggan is a Gaelic name: it was formed in Irish, from an Irish ancestor, before English was spoken here. In Irish the name is Ó Dubhagáin.

What does the surname Duggan mean?

Duggan (Irish: Ó Dubhagáin) means “descendant of Dubhagán, 'the little dark one'”. Origin: Gaelic sept.

Where in Ireland is the surname Duggan from?

The historic homeland of the Duggan name is Cork, Galway. People moved, so the name can be found far beyond it.

What is the Irish for Duggan?

Ó Dubhagáin. Related spellings: Dugan, O'Duggan.

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