How common is the surname Harrigan?

6,646 people in the United States had the surname Harrigan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 46,456 Americans. It ranked 5,250th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Harrigan?

Edward Harrigan, American actor (1844–1911), followed by William Harrigan.

Where is the surname Harrigan most common?

Wikidata records people named Harrigan in the United States.

Is the surname Harrigan getting more or less common?

More common. 5,801 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,646 in 2010, up 15%.

The surname Harrigan

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 6,646 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex H625

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Harrigan is more common than 96.8% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hArragáin, a corruption of Ó hÁnradháin (“descendant of Ánradhán”), a diminutive of ánradh (“warrior”). Compare Hanrahan and Horgan.

Harrigan 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 6,646 people named Harrigan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 46,456 Americans. That is up 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,801.

#5,250

rank among US surnames

6,646

people in 2010

2.3

per 100,000 Americans

+14.6%

change since 2000 (was #5,506)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,245	Roden	6,653	46,407
#5,246	Pedro	6,649	46,435
#5,247	Chrisman	6,647	46,449
#5,250	Harrigan	6,646	46,456

Who is named Harrigan

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

78% of people named Harrigan identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 78%
Black (not Hispanic) 15%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.5%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Harrigans

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Edward Harrigan
American actor (1844–1911)
William Harrigan
American actor (1894–1966)
Pat Harrigan
American politician, born 1987
Dan Harrigan
American swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist, born 1955

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Horrigan

Surnames that sound like Harrigan

Harrigan has the Soundex code H625, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H625.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Harrigan come from?: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hArragáin, a corruption of Ó hÁnradháin (“descendant of Ánradhán”), a diminutive of ánradh (“warrior”). Compare Hanrahan and Horgan.
How common is the surname Harrigan?: 6,646 people in the United States had the surname Harrigan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 46,456 Americans. It ranked 5,250th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Harrigan?: In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Harrigan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Harrigan?: Edward Harrigan, American actor (1844–1911), followed by William Harrigan.
Where is the surname Harrigan most common?: Wikidata records people named Harrigan in the United States.
What type of surname is Harrigan?: Harrigan is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Harrigan getting more or less common?: More common. 5,801 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,646 in 2010, up 15%.
What are other spellings of Harrigan?: Horrigan.