Cagan Family History
Cagan Name Meaning
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): variant of Cohen . Slovak (mainly Cagáň also Cagaň): nickname from Slovak cagaň ‘young unmarried man’. The surname Cagáň is also found in Czechia. Czech (Čagan): nickname from dialect čagan ‘hatchet on a stick’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022