Sagan Family History

Polish and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): from Polish sagan ‘kettle’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of pots and pans, or a nickname from the same word in a less clear application. Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name from Sagan, a place in Lower Silesia. French (southeastern): nickname for a loud or noisy man, from a dialect word meaning ‘noisy’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press