# Corrigan (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/corrigan/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 11,396 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,168 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 27,092 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.5% (11,117 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Corrigan in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Corrigan in the United States and Australia.

## People named Corrigan

- Kevin Corrigan, American actor
- Lloyd Corrigan, American actor (1900–1969)
- Ray Corrigan, American actor (1902-1976)
- Douglas Corrigan, American aviator (1907–1995)
- Liam Corrigan, American rower
- Maureen Corrigan, American journalist and writer
- Lisa Corrigan, Australian middle distance runner
- Christa McAuliffe, American educator and astronaut

## Similar surnames

Carrigan, Corzine, Croghan, Corsino, Carson, Chrisman, Corson, Carcamo, Crossman, Courson, Creekmore, Crosson.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.