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Mongan is an Irish surname anglicised. It derives from the ancient and possibly pre 10th century Gaelic Ó Mongáin ‘descendant of Mongán’. The latter was a nickname for the original chief of the clan, who presumably had a particularly luxurious or wild growth of hair. Many, perhaps the majority of Irish Gaelic surnames were nicknames for the original chief or leader, see Mongán mac Fiachnai this is a good example. The derivation is 'mong', meaning long-haired. Three branches of this clan originally existed in ancient Ireland. These were a sept in Ulster which gave its name to the parish of Termonomongan in County Tyrone, whilst the second was originally based upon Counties Cork and Tipperary, whilst the third sept lay in North Connacht. Space only allows for a few early recordings but these include Teag Managan, in the Hearth Tax rolls of 1665 for County Tipperary, and Patritii Mongan and Mariae Flanagan, who were married Kilbride in County Roscommon in 1845. Surnames generally became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In some parts of the British Isles, this was known as the Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.
Other spellings and variants include Mangan, Mangham, Mangam, Mangin, Mangum, Mangon, Mingame, Mongain, Mongin, Mungan, Mungane, Mungin and others, See Mangan (surname).
Notable people include:
- Agnes Mongan (1905 - 1996), American art historian
- Joseph Mongan (1880 – 1951), Irish politician
- John C. Mongan, American politician
- Charles Mongan Warburton (1754–1826), Anglican bishop
- Kelly Mongan, Irish singer
Usage examples of "mongan".
Brother Mongan was his name, told me that he had given Ulam Fionn sanctuary.
It is true that when I approached the church Brother Mongan came forward and forbade me to enter with hospitality, declaring that it was a sanctuary .
She did not wish to irritate Brother Mongan, realising that impatience was one of her faults.
Brother Mongan glanced in the direction she was looking and nodded quickly.
While speaking to me, he mentioned in passing that Brother Mongan was a scholar.
Brother Mongan was about to talk about the cellar under the chapel and how comfortable it was.
They did not even bother to ask Brother Mongan to grant them sanctuary.
Brother Mongan to confirm the basic requirements, but it was obvious to me that Ulpach did not know those things he should have known.
That surprised the fake Brother Mongan and confirmed to me that it was Ulpach.
Brother Mongan to be dealt with, and the New Faith will doubtless have something to say on that before they hand the culprits over to Faichen Glas.