The family name Reagan, and its cognates Regan, O'Regan, O Regan, O'Reagan, is an Anglicized form of the
IrishsurnameÓ Riagáin or Ó Ríogáin, from
Ua Riagáin. The meaning is likely to originate in ancient Gaelic from ri "sovereign, king" and the diminutive -in, "the king's child", transliterating as "little king"[1]
The feminine forename Regan is likely to have derived sometime later from the English royal name
Regina.[2]
Notable people with the surname include:
Jimmy Reagan (1891–1975), American boxer who won the World Bantamweight Championship.
Ronald Reagan (1911–2004), 40th president of the United States
Nancy Reagan (1921–2016), wife of Ronald Reagan and First Lady from 1981 to 1989
Maureen Reagan (1941–2001), President Reagan's daughter from his first marriage to Jane Wyman
Michael Reagan (born 1945), President Reagan's adopted son and radio talk show host
Patricia Ann Reagan (born 1952), better known as Patti Davis, Ronald and Nancy Reagan's daughter
Ron Reagan (born 1958), President Reagan's son and journalist
Frank Reagan (1919–1972), American football player
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