Dongan Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

Ancestors listed as Dongan are often found as Donegan a generation earlier.

What is the meaning of Dongan?

The name is usually explained as “Descendant of the little, brown man; grandson of little Donn (brown)”.

How is Dongan related to Donegan?

Without the “e” of Donegan, Dongan is a simpler written form of the same name. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. You may also find the name written Dunegan and Dunigan.

Is there a Dongan coat of arms?

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Dongan, so the heraldry linked to Donegan is a starting point, not an automatic right.

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