Kerrigan
English edit
Etymology edit
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Ciaragáin (“grandson/descendant of Ciaragán”), a byname from a double diminutive of ciar (“black”).
Proper noun edit
Kerrigan (countable and uncountable, plural Kerrigans)
- A surname from Irish.
- A female given name from Irish
- A ghost town in Wayne County, Missouri, United States.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Kerrigan is the 5204th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6714 individuals. Kerrigan is most common among White (94.76%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kerrigan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 295.