Madigan
English edit
Etymology edit
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Madagáin (“descendant of Madagán”), a variant of the personal name Madadhán, which is from madadh (“dog”) + -án (“diminutive suffix”).
Proper noun edit
Madigan (plural Madigans)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Madigan is the 6025th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5707 individuals. Madigan is most common among White (94.15%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Madigan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 486.