Rattigan is a surname. It is an anglicised form of the Irish patronym Ó Reachtagáin, meaning "descendant of Reachtagán", whose name derives from the Old High German reht, meaning "justice".JSTOR Journal Article The name may vary as O'Raghtaghan, Raghtigan, Rhatigan, Ratigan, Rhategan, Ractigan, and Ratican.Library Ireland
People with the surname
Alf Rattigan (1911–2000), Australian public servant Benedict Rattigan (born 1965), British writer and philosopher Billie Rattigan (1932–2019), Irish footballer Colin Rattigan (born 1961), British Olympian Cyril Rattigan (1884–1916), British Army officer and cricketer Errol Rattigan (born 1956), Jamaican cricketer Sir Henry Adolphus Rattigan (1864–1920), British Chief Justice Joseph A. Rattigan (1920–2007), American politician and judge Leon Rattigan (born 1987), British wrestler Nick Rattigan (born 1992), American musician Sir Terence Rattigan (1911–1977), British playwright and screenwriter Thomas Rattigan (born 1937), American businessman Sir William Henry Rattigan (1842–1904), British politician and judge Yana Rattigan (born 1987), British wrestler
See also Ratigan
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