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Early Origins of the Boggan family

The surname Boggan 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 Boggan family

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Boggan 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 Boggan family

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Boggan Ranking

In the United States, the name Boggan is the 17,039th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Boggan family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Nicholas Andrew Bogen emigrated to North America in 1794 and settled in Frederick County, and many others.


Contemporary Notables of the name Boggan (post 1700) +

  • Joseph R. "Tim" Boggan, American table tennis player inducted into the USA Table Tennis Hall of Fame in 1985
  • Earl Joseph Boggan Jr. (b. 1915), American College Administrator Assistant
  • Jimmy Boggan (1938-2009), Irish mentor for the Dublin Hurling Team, into the Dublin Hurling Hall of Fame in 2007
  • Mark Boggan (b. 1994), English child actor


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/


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