Dagan
See also: dagan
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew דָּגָן (dagán, “grain, corn”), probably a metonymic occupational surname.
Proper noun
Dagan (plural Dagans)
- A surname from Hebrew.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Dagan is the 40672nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 537 individuals. Dagan is most common among White (73.56%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (14.15%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dagan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 402.