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Surname Etymology and Meaning of GEOGHEGAN

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Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mag Eochagáin, a patronymic from the personal name Eochagán, a diminutive of Eochaidh, Eochaidhe ‘horseman’. Compare Caughey.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)