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Early Origins of the Bogan family

The surname Bogan was first found in Bavaria, where the Bogen family made a great early contribution to the feudal society of early Europe. The name Bogen became prominent in local affairs and branched into many houses where family members continued to play important roles in the savage tribal and national conflicts which resulted as each group sought to increase its power and status in an ever changing territorial profile.

Early History of the Bogan family

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Bogan Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bogen, Boggen, Boger, Bogere, Bogel, Bogle, Boagen, Boaggen, Boager, Boagere, Boagel, Boagle, Boghen, Boaghen, Boegen, Boeggen, Boeger, Boegere, Boegel, Boegele, Boegle, Bugen, Buggen, Buger, Bugere, Bugel, Bugele, Bugle, Buegen, Bueggen, Bueger, Buegere, Buegel, Buegele, Buegle, Bogin, Bogan, Boggin and many more.

Early Notables of the Bogan family

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Bogan Ranking

In the United States, the name Bogan is the 3,518th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1


United States Bogan migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bogan Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Cornelius Bogan, who landed in Maryland in 1662 2
Bogan Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • John Bogan, who arrived in America in 1806 2
  • John and Walter Bogan both of whom arrived in America in 1806
  • Ann Bogan who settled in Boston Massachusetts in 1849
  • Bernard, John, Michael, Patrick, Walter, and William Bogan, all, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania between 1840 and 1860

Canada Bogan migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bogan Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
  • Luke Bogan, aged 26, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Protector" in 1834
  • Susan Bogan, aged 18, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Protector" in 1834

Australia Bogan migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Bogan Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Mr. John Bogan, (b. 1823), aged 18, Irish labourer from County Fermanagh, Ireland departing on 8th July 1841 from Greenock, Scotland aboard the ship "New York Packet" arriving in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on 23rd October 1841 3
  • Mrs. Mary Bogan, (b. 1819), aged 22, Irish farm labourer from County Fermanagh, Ireland departing on 8th July 1841 from Greenock, Scotland aboard the ship "New York Packet" arriving in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on 23rd October 1841 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Bogan (post 1700) +

  • Lucille Bogan (1897-1948), American, early Blues singer, who sang under the pseudonym Bessie Jackson
  • Vice Admiral Gerald Francis Bogan (1894-1973), American Navy Officer inducted into the Naval Aviation Hall of Honor, 1992
  • Louise Bogan (1897-1970), American poet/critic appointed the fourth Poet Laureate to the Library of Congress in 1945


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. Ship Voyages to New South Wales (Retrieved 18th November 2020). Retrieved from http://indexes.records.nsw.gov.au/ebook/list.aspx?Page=NRS5316/4_4782/New%20York%20Packet_23%20Oct%201841/4_478200095.jpg&No=14
  4. Ship Voyages to New South Wales (Retrieved 18th November 2020). Retrieved from http://indexes.records.nsw.gov.au/ebook/list.aspx?Page=NRS5316/4_4782/New%20York%20Packet_23%20Oct%201841/4_478200095.jpg&No=15


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