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Ireland

Today's Irish surnames are underpinned by a multitude of rich histories. The name Corrigan originally appeared in Gaelic as Ó Corragain. 1

Early Origins of the Corrigan family

The surname Corrigan was first found in Fermanagh (Irish: Fear Manach) in the southwestern part of Northern Ireland, Province of Ulster, in Ulster, where they are known to have been located since the 9th century. This family was related to the Maguires, and both families claim descent from the three Collas, who were Irish kings during the 4th century. Those of the Corrigan family is now scattered widely across Ireland, with the exception of Munster, where they are uncommon. The dispersion of the family had already taken place by the 16th century, when bearers of the name were recorded in the counties of Meath, Monaghan, Offaly and Roscommon. Petty's census of 1659, lists Corrigan and O'Corrigan as among the most common names in the counties of Fermanagh, Longford and Offaly.

Early History of the Corrigan family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Corrigan research. Another 110 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1802, 1839, 1866, 1880 and 1902 are included under the topic Early Corrigan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Corrigan Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Carrigan, Caragan, Caraghen, Carigan, Carignan, Carragan, O'Carrigan, Corrigan, Corigan, O'Corrigan, Corigon, Corrigon, Corrigen, Korrigan, Korigan, Currigan, Courigan, Currigen, Kurrigan, Corregan, Coregan, Corigen, Korrigen, Korigen, Kurigan and many more.

Early Notables of the Corrigan family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was

Michael Augustin Corrigan (1839-1902), Archbishop of New York

Corrigan Ranking

In the United States, the name Corrigan is the 3,744^th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 2

Corrigan migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Corrigan Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Hugh Corrigan, a bonded passenger who arrived in America in 1750
James Corrigan, a convict sent from Middlesex county, England to American in 1764

Corrigan Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

William Corrigan, aged 43, who arrived in New York in 1812 3
Andrew Corrigan, who arrived in New York, NY in 1816 3
Bernard Corrigan, who settled in Philadelphia in 1818
Elisabeth Corrigan, who settled in New York in 1830
Mary Corrigan, aged 24, who arrived in New York, NY in 1850 3
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Corrigan migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Corrigan Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Anstace Corrigan from county Kilkenny, "an old offender," was married at St. John's, Newfoundland in 1811
Mary Corrigan, who settled in Trinity, Newfoundland in 1817
Patrick Corrigan, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1830
Mary Deniffe Corrigan, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1833
Thomas Corrigan, aged 30, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Robert Burns" in 1834
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Corrigan migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Corrigan Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Miss Mary Corrigan, (b. 1799), aged 19, Irish house maid who was convicted in Dublin, Ireland for 7 years for stealing, transported aboard the "Elizabeth" on 26th July 1818, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 4
Mr.Paul Corrigan, (Coryan, Connaghan), (b. 1798), aged 21, Irish servant who was convicted in Dublin, Ireland for 7 years for stealing, transported aboard the "Bencoolen" on 24th April 1819, arriving in New South Wales, Australia before being transferred to Tasmania via the "Admiral Cockburn" 5
Mrs. Bridget Corrigan, (Carrigan, Bridges, Fury), (b. 1804), aged 25, Irish needle woman who was convicted in Longford, Ireland for 7 years for stealing, transported aboard the "Edward" on 1st January 1829, arriving in New South Wales, Australia, listed with 1 child aboard 6
Bryan Corrigan, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Trafalgar" in 1847 7
Peter Corrigan, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Trafalgar" in 1847 7
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Corrigan migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Corrigan Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Miss Tomina Corrigan, (b. 1838), aged 30, British cook travelling from London aboard the ship "Light Brigade" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 26th August 1868 8
Anne Corrigan, aged 22, a servant, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Lauderdale" in 1874
Francis Corrigan, aged 21, a farm labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Hudson" in 1879
James Corrigan, aged 19, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Earl Granville" in 1880
Bridget Corrigan, aged 21, a servant, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Earl Granville" in 1880

Contemporary Notables of the name Corrigan (post 1700) +

Thomas C. Corrigan Sr. (1938-2022), American politician, Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1987-2006)
Edward Gerald Corrigan (1941-2022), American banker, seventh President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Vice-Chairman of the Federal Open Market Committee
Eugene Francis Corrigan (1928-2020), American lacrosse player, coach of lacrosse and soccer, inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1993
Archbishop Michael Augustine Corrigan (1839-1902), American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
Lloyd Corrigan (1900-1969), American film actor, producer
Kevin Fitzgerald Corrigan (b. 1969), American actor
Robert Willoughby Corrigan (b. 1927), noted American writer and educator
Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan (1907-1995), American aviator, who 'accidentally' crossed the Atlantic in 1938, after filing a flight plan from Brooklyn to California
Sir Dominic John Corrigan (1802-1880), Irish physician, son of John Corrigan, a tradesman of Dublin, born at his father's house in Thomas Street, a long and squalid thoroughfare, which is the way out of Dublin to the south of Ireland, 1 Dec. 1802 9
Mairead Corrigan (b. 1944), Irish peace activist, who shared the 1976 Nobel Peace Prize for her work in Northern Ireland's peace movement
... (Another 3 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Corrigan family +

Empress of Ireland

Mr. Thomas Corrigan (1872-1914), Irish Seaman from Dundalk, Ireland who worked aboard the Empress of Ireland and died in the sinking 10

SS Atlantic

Mr. Thomas Corrigan, Irish traveler aboard the ship "SS Atlantic" when it struck rocks off Nova Scotia in 1873, died in the sinking

Citations +

MacLysaght, Edward, The Surnames of Ireland. Ireland: Irish Academic Press, sixth edition, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-2366-3)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 3rd March 2022). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/elizabeth
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 5th October 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/bencoolen
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 19th November 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/edward
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) TRAFALGAR 1847. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1847Trafalgar.htm
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 30 June 2020
Commemoration Empress of Ireland 2014. (Retrieved 2014, June 17) . Retrieved from http://www.empress2014.ca/seclangen/listepsc1.html