Haugan (surname)

Haugan (pronounced /ˈhaʊɡən/) is a common Norwegian surname, which is also often used as a farm name. The name Haugan derives the old Norse word haugr which can be translated to mean hill, knoll, or mound. Other derivatives include Hauge, Haugen and Haugland, all of which are also common Norwegian surnames. The Norwegian Land Register Draft of 1950 (in Norwegian: Matrikkelutkastet av 1950) listed over 200 farms within Norway named Haugan.

Places

 * Haugan, Montana - a small community in far western Montana
 * Haugan Mountain - a summit in Mineral County, Montana

Other

 * Haugan & Lindgren - American banking firm
 * Haugan House - American open air exhibition
 * Hauganes - Icelandic village
 * Haugean - Norwegian state church reform movement

Source

 * Einar Haugen Norwegian English Dictionary (University of Wisconsin Press. Madison Wisconsin. 1965)
 * Patrick Hanks, editor Dictionary of American Family Names (Oxford University Press. 2003)