Galligan

English

Alternative forms

• Gallahan

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gealagáin (“descendant of Gealagán”), a personal name which derives from a double diminutive of geal (“bright, white”).

Proper noun

Galligan (plural Galligans)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Galligan is the 8938^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3663 individuals. Galligan is most common among White (94.24%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Galligan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 8.

Anagrams

• ganglial