Haugan (name)

This article is about a common Norwegian name. For other usages, see Haugan.

Haugan (Template:Pron-en) is a common Norwegian name, often used for farms. The name Haugan derives the old Norse word haugr which can be translated to mean hill, knoll, or mound. Other derivatives include Haug, Hauge, Haugen and Haugland, all of which are also common Norwegian surnames. The surname Haugan is shared by several notable people:

• Bernt B. Haugan, American minister, politician, and temperance leader
• Bjorn Haugan, Norwegian Opera singer
• Dag-Are Haugan, Norwegian musician
• Gregory T. Haugan , American author
• Gunnar Haugan, Norwegian actor
• Harald K. Haugan, American author
• H. G. Haugan, American railroad executive
• Helge Alexander Haugan, American banker
• Jørgen Haugan, Norwegian author and lecturer
• Marit Haugan, Norwegian movie actress
• Peter M. Haugan, Norwegian Scientist
• Randolph Edgar Haugan, American publisher
• Reidar Rye Haugan, American newspaper publisher
• Solveig Haugan, Norwegian movie actress