Hogan (surname)

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Hogan is an Irish surname, mostly from County Tipperary. It is the anglicised form of Gaelic Ó hÓgáin ‘descendant of Ógán', a name meaning 'young warrior' (from Óg 'youth').[1][2][3][4] It may also be an anglicised form of Ó hEochagáin (Houghegan).[5] Notable people with the surname include:

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Stage names

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  • Brooke Hogan, stage name of American singer and reality television personality Brooke Bollea (born 1988), daughter of Hulk Hogan
  • Horace Hogan, ring name of American professional wrestler Michael Bollea (born 1965), nephew of Hulk Hogan
  • Hulk Hogan, ring name of American professional wrestler Terry Gene Bollea (born 1953)
  • Nick Hogan, stage name of American reality television personality Nicholas Bollea (born 1990), son of Hulk Hogan

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References

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  1. ^ Henry Harrison (1969). Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary. Genealogical Publishing Com. p. 209. ISBN 978-0-8063-0171-6.
  2. ^ Dictionary of American Family Names (2013), Oxford University Press
  3. ^ "O'Hogan Surname Origin". Surname Database.
  4. ^ Woulfe, Patrick (1923). "Ó hÓgáin - Irish Names and Surnames". www.libraryireland.com. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  5. ^ Edward MacLysaght (19 April 1985). The Surnames of Ireland. Irish Academic Press. ISBN 978-1-911024-64-4.

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