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    The surname Garrigan

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 1,372 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex G625

    Garrigan: #19,646 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Garrigan #19,646, 1,372 people Garrigan: #19,646 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Garrigan #19,646, 1,372 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Garrigan is more common than 87.9% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Geargáin (“descendant of Geargán”), a personal name which derives from the diminutive form of gearg (“quail”).

    Garrigan 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 1,372 people named Garrigan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 225,033 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 1,365.

    #19,646
    rank among US surnames
    1,372
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +0.5%
    change since 2000 (was #18,619)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #19,642Caliendo1,373224,869
    #19,646Garrigan1,372225,033
    #19,654Punch1,371225,197

    Who is named Garrigan

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

    94% of people named Garrigan identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as two or more races and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Two or more races 2.0%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Garrigan

    Garrigan has the Soundex code G625, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G625.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Garrigan come from?
    Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Geargáin (“descendant of Geargán”), a personal name which derives from the diminutive form of gearg (“quail”).
    How common is the surname Garrigan?
    1,372 people in the United States had the surname Garrigan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 225,033 Americans. It ranked 19,646th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Garrigan?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Garrigan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as two or more races.
    What type of surname is Garrigan?
    Garrigan is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Garrigan getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,365 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,372 in 2010, up 0.5%.