How common is the surname Costigan?

2,463 people in the United States had the surname Costigan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 125,353 Americans. It ranked 12,566th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Costigan?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Costigan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Costigan?

Edward P. Costigan, American politician (1874-1939), followed by George Costigan.

Where is the surname Costigan most common?

Wikidata records people named Costigan in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Costigan getting more or less common?

More common. 2,343 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,463 in 2010, up 5.1%.

The surname Costigan

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 2,463 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex C232

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Costigan is more common than 92.3% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Oistigín (“son of Oistigín”), probably a Gaelicized form of the personal name Hodgkin.

Costigan is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,463 people named Costigan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 125,353 Americans. That is up 5.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,343.

#12,566

rank among US surnames

2,463

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+5.1%

change since 2000 (was #12,193)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,557	Pathak	2,466	125,201
#12,560	Randles	2,465	125,252
#12,565	Yandell	2,464	125,303
#12,566	Naples	2,463	125,353

Who is named Costigan

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Costigan identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.5%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Costigans

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Edward P. Costigan
American politician (1874-1939)
George Costigan
British actor, born 1947

Notable Costigans come mostly from the United States (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Costigan

Costigan has the Soundex code C232, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C232.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Costigan come from?: Anglicized form of Irish Mac Oistigín (“son of Oistigín”), probably a Gaelicized form of the personal name Hodgkin.
How common is the surname Costigan?: 2,463 people in the United States had the surname Costigan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 125,353 Americans. It ranked 12,566th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Costigan?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Costigan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Costigan?: Edward P. Costigan, American politician (1874-1939), followed by George Costigan.
Where is the surname Costigan most common?: Wikidata records people named Costigan in the United States and the United Kingdom.
What type of surname is Costigan?: Costigan is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Costigan getting more or less common?: More common. 2,343 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,463 in 2010, up 5.1%.