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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"