Ratigan
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Reachtagáin (“descendant of Reachtagán”), a personal name from a diminutive of reachtaire (“administrator, steward”) or reacht (“law”).
Proper noun
Ratigan (plural Ratigans)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ratigan is the 31453rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 736 individuals. Ratigan is most common among White (96.06%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ratigan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.