# Kerrigan (surname)

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

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,714 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,204 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 45,985 people |
| Change since 2000 | +24% (5,435 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Ciaragáin (“grandson/descendant of Ciaragán”), a byname from a double diminutive of ciar (“black”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Kerrigan 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) | 0.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Kerrigan in the United States.

## People named Kerrigan

- Nancy Kerrigan, American figure skater (born 1969)
- J. Warren Kerrigan, American actor and director (1879-1947)
- Ryan Kerrigan, American football player (born 1988)
- Herbert Kerrigan, American high jumper (1879–1959)
- Lodge Kerrigan, American screenwriter and director (born 1964)

## Similar surnames

Krizan, Kirchner, Kirkman, Kirschner, Kershner, Kirkham, Krishnan, Kirkendall, Kirkendoll, Krishna, Krogman, Krishnamurthy.

## 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.