Nelligan

English

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Niallagáin (“descendant of Niallagán”), a double diminutive of Niall.

Proper noun

Nelligan (plural Nelligans)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Nelligan is the 21288^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1231 individuals. Nelligan is most common among White (95.61%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Nelligan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 658.