Mangan (surname)

Mangan (Irish name: Ó Mongàin)

Language(s)	Irish Gaelic
Origin
Meaning	"descendant of Mongan "
Region of origin	Connacht, County Limerick, and County Tyrone
Other names
Variant form(s)	Mongan

Mangan is an Irish surname anglicised from the Gaelic Ó Mongáin, meaning "descendant of Mongan". It was originally a byname for someone with a luxuriant head of hair (from mongach. meaning "hair" or "mane").

People

Notable people with the surname include:

• Alan Mangan, Irish Gaelic footballer
• Albert Mangan (1915–1993), American Olympic racewalker
• Andrew Mangan (writer), creator of Arsenal blog, Arseblog
• Andy Mangan (born 1986), English footballer
• Colm Mangan, Irish General
• Cyrille Mangan (born 1976), Cameroonian footballer
• Dan Mangan (born 1983), Canadian musician
• Jim Mangan (1929–2007), American baseball player
• Jack Mangan (1927–2013), Irish Gaelic footballer
• James Clarence Mangan (1803–1849), Irish poet
• James T. Mangan (1896–1970), author and eccentric
• Joseph Mangan, American aerospace engineer
• Josh Mangan (born 1986), Australian cricketer
• Kate Mangan (1904–1977), British artist, actress and journalist.
• Lou Mangan (1922–2015), Australian rules footballer
• Lucy Mangan, British journalist
• Luke Mangan (born 1970), Australian chef
• Mike Mangan (rugby union) (born 1975), American rugby union lock
• Mike Mangan (musician), American keyboard player
• Patricia Mangan (born 1997), American Olympic alpine skier
• Sherry Mangan (1904–1961), American writer, journalist, translator, editor, and book designer
• Simon Mangan (died 1906), Lord Lieutenant of Meath (1894–1906)
• Stephen Mangan (born 1968), English actor
• Tom Mangan (1926-1998), American politician and educator
• Tony Mangan (born 1957), Irish ultra distance runner