Heraldry and the McTigue Surname

McTigue began as an Irish family name. The usual explanation, from Elsdon Smith, is “the son of Tadhg (poet or philosopher)”. Like many surnames, it grew out of a personal name.

McTigue ranked 20,348 in the 2010 US Census, with 1,306 people answering to the name.

Sharing the McTigue name is not the same as sharing a crest; arms were granted to individual families. Get the complete McTigue report, with a museum-style coat of arms.