Milligan

English

Alternative forms

• Millikan, Milliken, Millikin

Etymology

From Irish Ó Maolagáin (“descendant of Maolagán”).

Proper noun

Milligan (countable and uncountable, plural Milligans)

1. A surname from Irish.
2. A place in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Okaloosa County, Florida.
   2. An unincorporated community in Greene Township, Parke County, Indiana.
   3. A village in Fillmore County, Nebraska.
   4. An unincorporated community in Harrison Township, Perry County, Ohio.
   5. An unincorporated community in Collin County, Texas.

Derived terms

• Milliganesque

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Milligan is the 1597^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 22416 individuals. Milligan is most common among White (80.97%) and Black/African American (12.04%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Milligan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 591.