Ratigan Family History

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Ratigan Name Meaning

Irish: reduced Americanized form of Ó Reachtagáin ‘descendant of Reachtagán’, a personal name from a diminutive of reachtaire ‘steward’, ‘administrator’, or reacht ‘law’. This is the name of an ecclesiastical family in Connacht.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Radigan, Madigan, Hartigan, Lanigan, Gavigan, Bradigan, Relihan

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Ratigan Family Origin

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Ratigan Family Occupations

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  • Keeping House

    14%

  • Farmer

    11%

  • Laborer

    11%

  • Day Laborer

    5%

In 1880, Keeping House, Farmer and Laborer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Ratigan. The most common Ratigan occupation in the USA was Keeping House. 14% of Ratigan's were Keeping Houses. A less common occupation for the Ratigan family was Day Laborer.

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Ratigan Historical Records

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Ratigan Life Expectancy

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