Brannigan

See also: brannigan

English

Alternative forms

• Branagan

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Branagáin (“descendant of Branagán”), a personal name derived from a hypocoristic form of bran (“raven”).

Proper noun

Brannigan (plural Brannigans)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Brannigan is the 17502^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1610 individuals. Brannigan is most common among White (89.32%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brannigan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 217.