Carrigan Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Carrigan is an established spelling of the Irish surname Corrigan. The family name meaning is “Descendant of Corragán ("spear")”, the same as for Corrigan.

How the spelling arose

Carrigan writes “a” in place of the “o” found in Corrigan, a typical scribal difference. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Other spellings include Courigan and O'Corrigan.

Arms associated with the name

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

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