Bogan

See also: bogan

English

The Bogan River at Nyngan

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Possibly from an Australian Aboriginal language.

Proper noun

Bogan

1. A river of central to northern New South Wales, Australia, a tributary to the Darling.

Derived terms

• Bogan shower

Etymology 2

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Bogáin (“descendant of Bogán”), a personal name from a diminutive form of bog (“soft, tender”).

Proper noun

Bogan (plural Bogans)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bogan is the 4425^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8034 individuals. Bogan is most common among White (51.92%) and Black/African American (42.77%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bogan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 182.

Anagrams

• Gabon, goban, obang