Regan
| Regan |
| Family name |
| Meaning |
"little king" |
| Region of origin |
Ireland |
| Language(s) of origin |
Irish |
| Related names |
Riagán, Raogáin, O'Reagan, O'Regan |
| Footnotes: [1] |
Regan is an Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Riagáin ("son of Riagáin") derived from the Irish personal name Riagáin, which meant "little king".
People
- Bill Regan (1899-1968), a MLB player
- Brian Regan, a comedian
- C. Tate Regan, a British ichthyologist
- Donald Regan (1918-2003), U.S. treasury secretary and chief of staff to Ronald Reagan
- Geoff Regan, son of Gerald Regan, Nova Scotia MP and federal Cabinet minister
- Gerald Regan, Premier of Nova Scotia and father of Geoff Regan, Laura Regan and Nancy Regan
- Jack Regan, an Australian rules footballer who played with the Collingwood Football Club
- Judith Regan, book publisher
- Laura Regan, Canadian actress, daughter of Gerald Regan
- Linda Regan, actress, appeared in the British TV show, Hi-de-Hi!
- Mark Regan, rugby player
- Matt Regan, Not quite famous.
- Nancy Regan, CTV Live at 5 television personality, news anchor, journalist, daughter of Gerald Regan
- Patrick J. Regan, American Medal of Honor recipient
- Regan Harrison, an Australian olympian
- Terry Regan, Australian rugby league footballer
- Tom Regan, philosopher and animal rights activist
- Trish Regan, American broadcast journalist
Characters in fiction
- Regan (King Lear), daughter of King Lear in Shakespeare's tragedy of that name
- Regan, a possessed girl who is the central character of the film The Exorcist
- Jack Regan, protagonist of the British television police drama The Sweeney
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