What is "sigerson"

Sigerson is one of the older surnames in Dublin, Ireland, traceable to the Middle Ages, and probably of Viking origin. It may refer to:

• George Sigerson (1835 – 1925), doctor, scientist and poet
• Davitt Sigerson (born 1957), an American novelist
• Dora Sigerson Shorter (1866-1918), an Irish poet
• "A Norwegian explorer named Sigerson", a pseudonym adopted by Sherlock Holmes mentioned in The Adventure of the Empty House
• Sigerson Clifford (1913-1985), an Irish poet and playwright
• Sigerson Cup, a Gaelic football trophy in Ireland