About the Dunigan Surname

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Donegan surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

Family name meaning

The last name Dunigan is another written form of Donegan, an Irish family name. At root, the name means “A descendant of the little, brown man”.

Before spelling was fixed, Donegan was also written Dunigan. Other spellings include Dunegan and Dongan. According to the 2010 US Census, the Dunigan surname had 3,711 bearers. It sits among the 10,000 most common last names in the country. Dunigan sounds close to Duncan and Dunkin, so it can help to search both.

Get the complete Dunigan report, with a museum-style coat of arms.