# Madigan (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/madigan/  
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) | 5,707 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,025 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 54,099 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.7% (5,670 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Madagáin (“descendant of Madagán”), a variant of the personal name Madadhán, which is from madadh (“dog”) + -án (“diminutive suffix”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Madigan 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) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |

## Where

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

## People named Madigan

- Amy Madigan, American actress
- Anthony Madigan, Australian boxer (1930-2017)
- Cecil Madigan, Australian geologist, explorer and botanical collector (1889–1947)
- Edward Rell Madigan, American politician (1936–1994)
- Lisa Madigan, American politician

## Similar surnames

Madison, Madsen, Madson, Mattson, Matson, Matheson, Mattison, Matteson, Mitchem, Matsumoto, Mathison, Mitchum.

## 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.