Gagen

See also: gagen

English

Etymology

Two main origins:

• Variant of Gahan or Geoghegan, two surname of Irish origin.
• Borrowed from German Gagen, a topographic surname from a Tyrolean term meaning "Alpine dairy hut".

Proper noun

Gagen (countable and uncountable, plural Gagens)

1. A surname.
2. An unincorporated community in Oneida County, Wisconsin, United States

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gagen is the 32302^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 713 individuals. Gagen is most common among White (93.41%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gagen”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3.

German

Pronunciation

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Noun

Gagen f

1. plural of Gage