How common is the surname Hartigan?

2,707 people in the United States had the surname Hartigan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 114,055 Americans. It ranked 11,597th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hartigan?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Hartigan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Hartigan?

Joan Hartigan, Australian tennis player (1912–2000), followed by Grace Hartigan.

Where is the surname Hartigan most common?

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

Is the surname Hartigan getting more or less common?

More common. 2,593 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,707 in 2010, up 4.4%.

The surname Hartigan

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 2,707 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex H632

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hartigan is more common than 92.9% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hArtagáin (“descendant of Artagán”), from a double diminutive of art (“bear”).

Hartigan 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 2,707 people named Hartigan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 114,055 Americans. That is up 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,593.

#11,597

rank among US surnames

2,707

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+4.4%

change since 2000 (was #11,212)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,589	Tomko	2,710	113,928
#11,592	Knipp	2,709	113,970
#11,595	Bump	2,708	114,012
#11,597	Ranney	2,707	114,055
#11,603	Drane	2,706	114,097
#11,605	Taub	2,705	114,139

Who is named Hartigan

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

96% of people named Hartigan identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hartigans

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Joan Hartigan
Australian tennis player (1912–2000)
Grace Hartigan
American artist (1922-2008)
Pat Hartigan
Actor and film director (1881-1951)
Roger Hartigan
Australian cricketer (1879-1958)

Notable Hartigans come mostly from Australia (2) and the United States (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hartigan

Hartigan has the Soundex code H632, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H632.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Hartigan come from?: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hArtagáin (“descendant of Artagán”), from a double diminutive of art (“bear”).
How common is the surname Hartigan?: 2,707 people in the United States had the surname Hartigan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 114,055 Americans. It ranked 11,597th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hartigan?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Hartigan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Hartigan?: Joan Hartigan, Australian tennis player (1912–2000), followed by Grace Hartigan.
Where is the surname Hartigan most common?: Wikidata records people named Hartigan in Australia and the United States.
What type of surname is Hartigan?: Hartigan is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Hartigan getting more or less common?: More common. 2,593 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,707 in 2010, up 4.4%.