Hannigan

English

Alternative forms

• Hannegan

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hAnnagáin (“descendant of Annagán”), a hypocoristic form of Annach (“Hanna”).

Proper noun

Hannigan (plural Hannigans)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hannigan is the 7325^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4554 individuals. Hannigan is most common among White (94.01%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hannigan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 126.