Costigan
English
editEtymology
editAnglicized form of Irish Mac Oistigín (“son of Oistigín”), probably a Gaelicized form of the personal name Hodgkin.
Proper noun
editCostigan (plural Costigans)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Costigan is the 12566th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2463 individuals. Costigan is most common among White (93.71%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Costigan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 373.