Bogan is a surname. It is from ''ÓBoughain''—a ''Cinel mBinnigh'' sept in

Donegal Donegal may refer to: County Donegal, Ireland * County Donegal, a county in the Republic of Ireland, part of the province of Ulster * Donegal (town), a town in County Donegal in Ulster, Ireland * Donegal Bay, an inlet in the northwest of Ireland b ...

and Waterford.The Irish Septs, Part One
, David A. Larkin, 2007. Variations of Bogan are Boggon and Boggan. Bogan originated from Ireland.Bog means soft land.

Notable people sharing the surname "Bogan"

* Louise Bogan (1897–1970), American poet * Lucille Bogan (1897–1948), American blues *

Gerald F. Bogan Gerald Francis Bogan (July 27, 1894June 8, 1973) was a United States Navy aviator and vice admiral who served in World War I and II. Biography Gerald Francis Bogan was born July 27, 1894, in Mackinac Island, Michigan to Dr. James H. Bogan (186 ...

, Vice Admiral in the United States Navy * Ralph Bogan (1922–2013), American businessman *

Tommy Bogan Thomas Bogan (18 May 1920 – 23 September 1993) was a Scottish footballer, who played as a forward for several clubs in both Scotland and England. Born in Glasgow, Bogan played for Strathclyde, Blantyre Celtic, Renfrew and Hibernian before mov ...

, Scottish footballer *

Zachary Bogan Zachary Bogan (1625–1659) was an English scholar with Biblical interests. He published with the antiquarian Francis Rous the younger, and the alchemist Edmund Dickinson. He argued for parallels between Biblical and ancient Greek literature. He ...

, learned divine from Devonshire and Cambridge, who published "Treatises on the Idioms of Homer and Hesiod, as compared with the Language of Scripture," and some devotional tracts

Fictional characters

Elias Bogan Elias Bogan is a fictional Mutant (Marvel Comics), mutant character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. His first appearance was in ''X-Treme X-Men'' #21 (fully). He was created by Chris Claremont. Fictional character ...

, character from the ''X-Men'' comics series

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Notable people sharing the surname "Bogan"

Fictional characters

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