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Costigan
Costigan is an Irish surname with higher concentrations in Counties Laois, Tipperary and Kilkenny. Costigan is thought to be a branch of the Mac Giolla Phádraig dynasty of Osraige. Notable people with the surname include:
- Christopher Costigan, explorer of the Jordan River and Dead Sea in 1835
- Daniel Costigan, former Commissioner of An Garda Síochána
- Edward P. Costigan (1874–1939), US senator from Colorado
- Francis Costigan, early Indiana architect
- Frank Costigan, (1931–2009) Australian QC and commissioner in the Royal Commission on the activities of the Federated Ship Painters and Dockers Union (known as the Costigan Commission)
- Giovanni Costigan (1905–1985), historian
- George Costigan (born 1947), a British television actor
- Howard Costigan (1904–1985), American political functionary
- James Costigan, screenwriter
- Jason Costigan, Australian Liberal National politician and former rugby commentator
- John Edward Costigan, American artist
- John Costigan (hurler)
- Keith Costigan, former soccer player, and television sports analyst
- Michael Costigan (entrepreneur)
- Michael Costigan (film producer)
- Michael Costigan (youth speaker)
- Neville Costigan, Australian rugby league footballer
- Peter Costigan, (1935–2002), Australian journalist, former Lord Mayor of Melbourne
- Sandra Costigan, former field hockey player
Fictional characters:
- Billy Costigan, a character in the Martin Scorsese film, The Departed, played by Leonardo DiCaprio
- Captain Costigan, a character in the novel Pendennis, by William Makepeace Thackeray.
- Sailor Steve Costigan, a character created by Robert E. Howard
- Conway Costigan, a character in E.E. Smith's Triplanetary
- Jerry, Grace and Russell Costigan, characters in Robert B. Parker's novel "A Catskill Eagle"