Ratigan
Ratigan is a surname. It is an anglicised form of the Irish patronym Ó Reachtágain, meaning "descendant of Reachtágain", whose name derives from the Old High German reht, meaning "justice". The name may vary as O'Raghtaghan, Raghtigan, Rhatigan, Rattigan, Rhategan, Ractigan and Ratican.
People with the surname
- William Ratigan, American author
- Dylan Ratigan, American broadcaster and host of The Dylan Ratigan Show on MSNBC
Fictional characters with the surname
- Professor Ratigan, a character from the children's book Basil of Baker Street who appears as the main antagonist in the animated Disney film ''The Great Mouse Detective''