Lagan Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

In parish registers, Lagan often stands in for Logan.

What is the meaning of Lagan?

Its meaning, shared with Logan, is “From Logan, "little hollow"”. According to the 2010 US Census, the Lagan surname had 444 bearers. That puts it inside the top 50,000 US surnames.

Is Lagan the same name as Logan?

Lagan writes “a” in place of the “o” found in Logan, a typical scribal difference. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. The same family of names includes Logane and Loggan.

Does every Lagan family have a crest?

Arms linked to Logan and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Research your Lagan family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.