Kerrigan (surname)

Kerrigan is a surname of Irish origin. Anglicized from the Gaelic "Ó Ciaragán." From the word ciar, it means "black; dark."<ref>https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=kerrigan Template:User-generated source</ref>

People

Notable people with the surname include:

• Dan Kerrigan (1843–1880), American pugilist, sportsman, and politician
• Danny Kerrigan (born 1982), English footballer
• Daryl Kerrigan, Irish-American fashion designer
• Don Kerrigan (1941–1990), Scottish football player
• Frank Kerrigan (1868–1935), United States District Judge
• Gene Kerrigan, Irish journalist and novelist
• Herbert Kerrigan (1879–1959), American track and field athlete
• James Kerrigan (1828–1899), United States Representative from New York
• J. M. Kerrigan (James Michael Kerrigan, 1884–1964), Irish actor
• Jimmy Kerrigan (born 1959), Irish Gaelic football player
• Joe Kerrigan (born 1954), American baseball player
• John Kerrigan (disambiguation), several people
• Jonathan Kerrigan (born 1972), English actor
• Justin Kerrigan (born 1974), Welsh writer and film director
• Kait Kerrigan, American playwright, musical theater lyricist and book writer
• Kathleen Kerrigan (actress) (c.1869–1957), American actress
• Kathleen Kerrigan (judge), American federal judge
• Lodge Kerrigan (born 1964), American motion picture screenwriter and director
• Marguerite Kerrigan (1931–2022), American professional baseball player
• Michael Kerrigan (1952–2014), British television director
• Mike Kerrigan (born 1960), American football player
• Nancy Kerrigan (born 1969), American figure skater
• Patrick J. Kerrigan (1864–1895), New York assemblyman
• Patrick Kerrigan (1928–1979), Irish politician
• Paul Kerrigan (born 1986), Irish Gaelic footballer
• Peter Kerrigan (1899–1977), British trade unionist
• Rose Kerrigan (1903–1995), British communist
• Ryan Kerrigan (born 1988), American football player
• Simon Kerrigan (born 1989), English cricketer
• Steve Kerrigan (born 1971), American politician
• Steve Kerrigan (footballer) (born 1972), Scottish football player
• T. S. Kerrigan (Thomas Sherman Kerrigan, born 1939), American lawyer and poet
• Tom Kerrigan (golfer) (1895–1964), American golfer
• Tom Kerrigan (American football) (1906–1979), American football player
• J. Warren Kerrigan (1879–1947), American silent film actor and film director

Fictional characters

• Sarah Kerrigan, fictional character in the StarCraft universe and Heroes of the Storm
• Ryan Kerrigan, fictional character fiancé of Amelia Shepherd in the Grey's Anatomy universe