Fagan

Fagan or Phagan is also a Norman-Irish surname, derived from the Latin word 'paganus' meaning ‘rural’ or ‘rustic’. Variants of the name Fagan include Fegan and Fagen. It was brought to Ireland during the Anglo-Norman invasion in the twelfth century and is now considered very Irish. In some cases it is a reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Fágáin or Ó Faodhagáin, which are probably dialect forms of Ó hÓgáin and Ó hAodhagáin. Irish lenited f is soundless. Notable people with the surname include:Alex Fagan (1950–2010), chief of the San Francisco Police Department Andrew Fagan, New Zealand singer, writer and songwriter Ann Fagan Ginger (1925–2025), American lawyer, teacher, writer, and political activist Audrey Fagan (1962–2007), Australian Capital Territory Chief Police Officer Brian M. Fagan (1936–2025), British archaeologist and anthropologist Carson Fagan, Caymanian international football player Chris Fagan, Australian football coach Cliff Fagan (1911–1995), American president of the Basketball Hall of Fame Clint Fagan, American baseball umpire Colin Fagan, Jamaican politician Craig Fagan (1982), English footballer Cyril Fagan (1896–1970), Irish astrologer David Fagan (1961), New Zealand champion sheep shearer Ed Fagan, American former lawyer Eleanora Fagan (1915–1959), better known as Billie Holiday, American jazz singer Garth Fagan, Jamaican modern dance choreographer Gerald Fagan, Canadian conductor Ina Fagan (1893–1985), birth name of American actress Ina Claire James Fagan (MP) (1800–1869), Irish Repeal Association politician and timber merchant James Fagan (musician), folk musician from Sydney, Australia James Fleming Fagan (1828–1893), Confederate major general in the American Civil War James H. Fagan, American politician J. B. Fagan (1873–1933), Irish-born actor, theatre manager, producer and playwright in England Jim Fagan (1882–1948), Australian rules footballer Jeffrey Fagan, professor at Columbia Law School Joe Fagan (1921–2001), manager of Liverpool F.C. Joseph Fagan (1941–2013), American psychologist Jermaine Fagan, Jamaican reggae artist Kate Fagan, American sports reporter Kevin Fagan (cartoonist), American cartoonist, creator of the syndicated comic strip Drabble Kevin Fagan (doctor) (1909–1992), Australian doctor and World War II hero Kevin Fagan, former defensive end for the San Francisco 49ers Laurie Fagan, Australian rugby league footballer Louise Fagan, Canadian director and producer Mark M. Fagan (1869–1955), former mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey Mary Fagan, former Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire Michael Fagan, a software designer credited with inventing the Fagan inspection process for formal software inspections Michael Fagan (intruder), Buckingham Palace intruder Mike Fagan, American bowler Myron Coureval Fagan (1887–1972), American playwright, editor, producer and cinematographer Oisin Fagan, Irish boxer, former WBO Middleweight title holder Patsy Fagan, Irish snooker player Roy Fagan (1905–1990), Australian politician and deputy premier of Tasmania Shaun Fagan, Scottish association footballer Vincent Martel Fagan, the defendant of Fagan v Metropolitan Police Commissioner