Fagan

Saint Fagan or Phagan (Latin: Faganus; 2nd century) was a possibly legendary bishop and apostle of Britain.

For other uses, see Fagan (disambiguation).

Fagan or Phagan is also a Norman-Irish surname, derived from the Latin word 'paganus' meaning ‘rural’ or ‘rustic’. Variants of the name Fagan include Fegan and Fagen. It was brought to Ireland during the Anglo-Norman invasion in the twelfth century and is now considered very Irish. In some cases it is a reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Fágáin or Ó Faodhagáin, which are probably dialect forms of Ó hÓgáin (see Hogan, Hagan) and Ó hAodhagáin (see Hagan). Irish lenited f (spelled fh) is soundless. Notable people with the surname include:

See also
  • Fagan inspection, a structured process of trying to find defects in development documents
  • Donald Fagen (born 1948), American musician and co-founder of the band Steely Dan
  • Mary Phagan, 13-year-old factory girl murdered in 1913, allegedly by Leo Frank
  • Fagin, a character in Oliver Twist
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