Tegan

Tegan Meaning & Origin

About Tegan
The surname Tegan is of Welsh origin and is derived from the personal name Tegfan, which means "fair" or "beautiful." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of someone named Tegfan. The name Tegan is often associated with qualities such as beauty, fairness, and attractiveness.

🌍 Origin
📏 Surname Length
💬 Number of Syllables
🔠 Starting Letter
Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe Logo

Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe

Explore your ancestry and health insights with exclusive savings.

Save 15%-60% this holiday season

Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Tegan is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Tegan: 147
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 118,185
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Tegan based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Tegan is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TKN
🗽 NYSIIS
TA
🔊 Soundex
T0205
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
T EY1 G AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/tegan*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TKN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
T250

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Tegan in Braille

Here's how to represent Tegan in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Tegan in braille

How to sign the name Tegan using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Tegan using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Tegan in sign language

Numerology