Lonergan
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Longargáin (“descendant of Longargán”), a personal name based on lonn (“strong”) + garg (“fierce”) + -án.
Proper noun edit
Lonergan (plural Lonergans)
- A surname from Irish.
Derived terms edit
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Lonergan is the 8817th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3713 individuals. Lonergan is most common among White (94.83%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lonergan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 457.