Degan

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Degan (plural Degans)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Degan is the 33280^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 687 individuals. Degan is most common among White (93.3%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Degan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 425.

• Agden, De'ang, dagen, Dagen, denga, Gaden, Deang, agend

Borrowed from Venetan degan (“dean”), an occupational surname. Compare Italian decano (“dean”).

Degan m or f by sense

1. a surname from Venetan [in turn originating as an occupation]

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2025

From Deag +‎ -an.

Degan m (genitive/dative lui Degan)

1. a surname transferred from the place name

• Iordan, Iorgu (1983) Dicționar al numelor de familie românești [A Dictionary of Romanian Family Names]‎^[1], Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică