Galligan Surname

67,826th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,331 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Galligan Surname Definition:

Ó Gealagáin A sept of the Uí Fiachrach in Co. Sligo, now often called Gilligan. It survives as Galligan in Co. Cavan where it is also called White. MIF 119

Galligan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,6771:77,4988,860
Ireland1,6601:2,837523
England4551:122,45712,342
Australia2661:101,48811,453
Scotland901:59,4874,887
Canada801:460,57039,784
Northern Ireland221:83,8655,605
Wales141:221,03813,576
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,1321:3,913691
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England871:280,17719,488
Scotland571:65,6703,971
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3251:37,9014,493

Galligan (11) may also be a first name.

Galligan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Gealagáin A sept of the Uí Fiachrach in Co. Sligo, now often called Gilligan. It survives as Galligan in Co. Cavan where it is also called White. MIF 119

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Descendant of the little white one.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(Gaelic.) From Gealagan, white.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Galligan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Galligan Come From? nationality or country of origin

Galligan (Russian: Галлиган) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Galligan.

How Common Is The Last Name Galligan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 67,826th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 994,073 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Galligan reside; 61 percent reside in North America and 61 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Galligan is also the 3,487,849th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 11 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 4,677 people, or 1 in 77,498. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 15 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 9 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 29 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 23 percent reside and England, where 6 percent reside.

Galligan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Galligan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Galligan surname expanded 353 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 147 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 523 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 158 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Galligan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Galligan surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Galligan last name are 1.71% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.52% being registered with the political party.

The amount Galligan earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 10.49% more than the national average, earning $47,675 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.61% more than the national average, earning $70,354 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Galligan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Galligan in the Russian language
Галлиганgalligan-

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