Nelligan
English
editEtymology
editReduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Niallagáin (“descendant of Niallagán”), a double diminutive of Niall.
Proper noun
editNelligan (plural Nelligans)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Nelligan is the 21288th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1231 individuals. Nelligan is most common among White (95.61%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Nelligan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 658.