Hartigan

English

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hArtagáin (“descendant of Artagán”), from a double diminutive of art (“bear”).

Proper noun

Hartigan (plural Hartigans)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hartigan is the 11597^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2707 individuals. Hartigan is most common among White (96.16%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hartigan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 135.