Madigan

English

Etymology

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

Madigan (plural Madigans)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Madigan is the 6025^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5707 individuals. Madigan is most common among White (94.15%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Madigan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 486.