The family name Reagan, and its cognates Regan, O'Regan, O Regan, O'Reagan, is an Anglicized form of the Irish

surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

''Ó Riagáin'' or Ó Ríogáin, from Ua Riagáin. The meaning is likely to originate in ancient Gaelic from ri "sovereign, king" and the diminutive -in, "the king's child", transliterating as "little king" The feminine forename Regan is likely to have derived sometime later from the English royal name Regina. Notable people with the surname include: *

Jimmy Reagan Jimmy Reagan (1888-1975) was an American boxer who claimed the World Bantamweight Championship in a twelve-round bout on January 29, 1909 against Jimmy Walsh (American boxer), Jimmy Walsh at Dreamland Rink in San Francisco, California. He lost th ...

(1891–1975), American boxer who won the World Bantamweight Championship. *

Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He was a member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party a ...

(1911–2004), 40th president of the United States *

Nancy Reagan Nancy Davis Reagan (; born Anne Frances Robbins; July 6, 1921 – March 6, 2016) was an American film actress who was the first lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989, as the second wife of President Ronald Reagan. Reagan was born in ...

(1921–2016), wife of Ronald Reagan and First Lady from 1981 to 1989 **

Maureen Reagan Maureen Elizabeth Reagan (January 4, 1941 – August 8, 2001) was an American political activist and the first child of U.S. president Ronald Reagan and his first wife, actress Jane Wyman. Her younger brother is Michael Reagan and her half-sibli ...

(1941–2001), President Reagan's daughter from his first marriage to Jane Wyman **

Michael Reagan Michael Edward Reagan (born John Charles Flaugher; March 18, 1945) is an American conservative political commentator, Republican Party (United States), Republican strategist, and former radio talk show host. He is the adopted son of former U.S. ...

(born 1945), President Reagan's adopted son and radio talk show host **

Patricia Ann Reagan Patricia Ann Davis (' Reagan; born October 21, 1952) is an American actress and author. She is the daughter of U.S. president Ronald Reagan and his second wife, Nancy Reagan. Early life and education Patricia Ann Reagan was born to Ronald and ...

(born 1952), better known as Patti Davis, Ronald and Nancy Reagan's daughter **

Ron Reagan Ronald Prescott "Ron" Reagan (born May 20, 1958) is an American political commentator and broadcaster. He is a former radio host and political analyst for KIRO (AM), KIRO and Air America Media, Air America Radio, with which he hosted his own da ...

(born 1958), President Reagan's son and journalist *

Frank Reagan Francis Xavier Reagan (July 28, 1919 – November 20, 1972) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He played professionally for the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Eagles during a seven-season Nation ...

(1919–1972), American football player *

John Henninger Reagan John Henninger Reagan (October 8, 1818March 6, 1905) was an American politician from Texas. A Democrat, Reagan resigned from the U.S. House of Representatives when Texas declared secession from the United States and joined the Confederate St ...

(1818–1905), Confederate politician *

Johnny Reagan John Lee Reagan (May 31, 1926 – December 14, 2018) was an American college baseball coach. In 36 years (1958–1993) as head baseball coach at Murray State University, Reagan amassed a record of 776–508–11, including 11 Ohio Valley Confere ...

(1926–2018), American college baseball coach * Lisa Reagan, American singer *

Marc Reagan Marcum "Marc" Reagan (born c. 1967) is a Station Training Lead in Mission Operations at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. He leads a team of instructors who together are responsible for developing and executing complex simulations fo ...

, NASA Station Training Lead and NEEMO underwater program Mission Director * Michael Joseph Reagan (born 1954), American judge *

Michele Reagan Michele Reagan (born October 13, 1969) is an American Republican politician who served as the 20th Arizona Secretary of State, from 2015 to 2019. She is currently a Justice of the Peace for the Maricopa County McDowell Mountain Precinct. Early ...

(born 1969), Secretary of State of Arizona * Ron Reagan (Florida politician) (born 1954), American politician

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