Logan (given name)
The given name Logan is derived from the Scottish surname Logan, which is in turn derived from a place name.[1] The likely origin of this surname is a place located near Auchinleck, in Ayrshire.[1][2] The place name is derived from the Scottish Gaelic lagan, which is a diminutive of lag, which in turn means "hollow".[2] The given name is borne by males and females.[1]
| Pronunciation | /ˈloʊɡən/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male Female |
| Language(s) | English |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Scottish Gaelic |
| Derivation | lag |
| Meaning | "Little hollow" |
The given name was the 17th most popular name for baby boys born in the United States in 2007 and was the 455th most popular name for baby girls born there in 2007. It was the 54th most popular name for baby boys born in England and Wales in 2007 and was the 12th most popular name for boys born in Scotland in 2007 and the fourth most popular in 2009. It was also among the top 100 most popular names for boys in Canada, Australia, France and Belgium in the last five years.[3] In 2017 it was the 5th most popular in the U.S., 3rd in Canada, 10th in Northern Ireland, and 6th in Scotland.
People
- Logan Bailly (born 1985), Belgian football player
- Logan Bartholomew (born 1984), American actor
- Logan Edwin Bleckley (1827–1907), American lawyer and jurist
- Logan Browning (born 1989), American actress
- Logan Cooke (born 1995), American football player
- Logan Couture (born 1989), Canadian hockey player
- Logan Darnell (born 1989), Minor league baseball player
- Logan Forsythe (born 1987), Major league baseball player
- Logan Gilbert (born 1997), Minor league baseball player
- Logan Green (born 1983/1984) Co-Founder and CEO of Lyft
- Logan Hay (1871–1942), American lawyer, historian, and politician
- Logan Henderson (born 1989), American actor and singer
- Logan Kanapathi, Canadian local politician
- Logan Kensing (born 1982), Major League Baseball player
- Logan Lerman (born 1992), American actor
- Logan Mader (born 1970), Canadian heavy metal guitarist
- Logan Mankins (born 1982), American football player
- Logan Marshall-Green (born 1976), American actor
- Logan Martinez (born 1948), American local politician
- Logan Miller (born 1992), American actor
- Logan Morris (1889–1977), judge of the United States Board of Tax Appeals
- Logan Morrison (born 1987), American baseball player
- Logan O'Brien (born 1992), American actor
- Logan Ondrusek (born 1985), Major league baseball player
- Logan Paul (born 1995), American Internet personality
- Logan Pause (born 1981), Major League Soccer player
- Logan Pearsall Smith (1865–1946), American essayist and critic
- Logan Ramsey (1921–2000), American character actor
- Logan Ryan (born 1991), National Football player
- Logan Sama, UK grime DJ
- Logan Schafer (born 1986), Major league baseball player
- Logan Staats, Mohawk musician
- Logan Stenberg (born 1997), American football player
- Logan Swann (born 1975), New Zealand rugby league player
- Logan Tucker (1996–2002), 6 year old American boy who was murdered and his body was never found
- Logan Tom (born 1981), indoor and beach volleyball player, four-time Olympian
- Logan Wade (born 1992), Australian baseball player
- Logan Watkins (born 1989), Major league baseball player
- Logan West (born 1994), Miss Teen USA 2012
- Logan Whitehurst (1977–2006), American musician
- Logan Wilson (born 1996), American football player
- Logan Woodside (born 1995), American football player
Fictional characters
- Logan, Mildred Taylor - Song of the Trees; Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry; etc.
- Logan, alias of the X-Men character Wolverine
- Logan 3, in the 1967 novel Logan's Run, by William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson
- Logan 5, in the science fiction film Logan's Run and the spin-off TV series Logan's Run
- Logan, the main character in Call of Duty: Ghosts
- Big Hat Logan, in the video game Dark Souls
- King Logan, in the Fable III video game
- Logan Thackeray, in the Guild Wars 2 video game
- Logan Cale, in the television series Dark Angel
- Logan Carter, character in the video game series Dead Island
- Logan Echolls, in the television series Veronica Mars
- Logan Fell, in the television series The Vampire Diaries
- Logan Grimnar, Space Marine in the tabletop game, Warhammer 40,000
- Logan Gyre, character in The Night Angel Trilogy fantasy novels, by Brent Weeks
- Logan Hayes, character on the soap opera General Hospital
- Logan Hunter, in the television series Shake It Up
- Logan Huntzberger, in the television series Gilmore Girls
- Logan Keller, counter-terrorist operator and squad leader in the Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six video game franchise
- Logan Mitchell, in the television series Big Time Rush
- Logan Reese, in the Nickelodeon live-action series Zoey 101
- Logan Swift, in the soap opera The Edge of Night
- Logan Sanders, a main character in the YouTube series Sanders Sides, played by Thomas Sanders
See also
References
- Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, p. 172, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.
- Logan Family History, Ancestry.com, retrieved 20 September 2012. This webpage cited: Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4.
- Behind the Name
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