Hartigan
English
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hArtagáin (“descendant of Artagán”), from a double diminutive of art (“bear”).
Proper noun
Hartigan (plural Hartigans)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Hartigan is the 11597th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2707 individuals. Hartigan is most common among White (96.16%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hartigan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 135.