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madigan Name Meaning and History

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Madagáin ‘descendant of Madagán’, from Madadhán, a personal name meaning ‘little dog’. This name occurs chiefly in western Ireland.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Distribution of madigan Families in the US in 1920
Number of madigan families
 135-268
 46-134		 1-45
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Threads: 124 - Messages: 361
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Maddigans of Biddulph Twp, Middlesex County, Ontario Joe Moylan 6
Thomas Madigan/Ellen Langford Thomas Madigan 3
James Madigan crispee74 2
MADIGANS OF QUEENS NEW YORK JOHN MADIGAN 5
Madigan/Scanlan Rathkeale-Limerick Mike Scanlan 12
MADIGAN William Joseph Madigan 10
Looking for Buffalo,NY Madigan's Colleen Madigan Stockman 12
Madigan - Gilfether tj_gilcarvr 0
Michael Madigan 1901 census lynnepramana 0
Madigan's from County Clare AngelzFall 1
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