Researching Simon Kerrigan
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 540 people with the Kerrigan surname? In that year Kerrigan was ranked number 3039 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Simon means "he who hears" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Simon Kerrigan on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Simon Kerrigan and the Kerrigan Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 2532 people with the Kerrigan surname in the UK? Kerrigan is now ranked number 2035 for popularity in the UK. |
Kerrigan Family Tree Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Kerrigan surname in the USA? Kerrigan is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Simon Kerrigan
Simon Kerrigan
Simon Christopher Kerrigan (born 10 May 1989) is an English cricketer who plays for Northamptonshire. He bowls slow left arm orthodox spin. Kerrigan signed for the Lancashire in September 2008, and made his debut for the first team in 2010, filling in for Gary Keedy, Lancashire's senior spinner. In August 2011, Kerrigan was selected for the England Lions for the first time. The following month he took the best first-class bowling figures for Lancashire since 1953 (9 wickets for 51 runs) and that year Lancashire won the County Championship for the first time since 1950.
The 2012 season saw Kerrigan replace Keedy as Lancashire's main spinner in first-class cricket. He played his only Test match in the fifth Ashes Test at The Oval in 2013.
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