Gilligan Surname

35,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Gilligan Surname Definition:

Mac Giollagáin leading sept of Co. Derry.

MIF 119; Map Derry

Gilligan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,1241:44,6165,468
England2,3531:23,6803,281
Ireland1,8721:2,515474
Australia1,1171:24,1683,311
Canada4881:75,5038,520
Scotland2951:18,1492,176
New Zealand2491:18,1863,184
Argentina1701:251,43220,361
Northern Ireland1081:17,0842,229
Wales731:42,3914,090
Thailand501:1,412,767195,138
Philippines391:2,595,852132,893
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Guernsey291:2,222539
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
China61:227,886,92811,701
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
France21:33,211,361423,184
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,4081:3,146586
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5551:43,9205,473
Scotland1911:19,5981,973
Wales171:92,2604,121
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2381:22,4392,813

Gilligan (39) may also be a first name.

Gilligan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mac Giollagáin leading sept of Co. Derry.

MIF 119; Map Derry

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

As the prefix O is seldom retained with Gilgan it might be supposed that it is a variant of MacGilligan (which was dealt with in More Irish Families p. 119); but in fact the two names are quite unrelated.

O'Gilgan, or O'Gilligan, i.e. Ó Giollagáin, is that of a small sept located in north Leitrim and Co.

Sligo, far from the MacGilligan country.

Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Descendant of the little servant or youth.

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

Gilligan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gilligan (Oriya: ଗିଲିଗାନ) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilligan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 35,011th most numerous last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 482,236 people. The last name Gilligan is primarily found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Gilligan are found; 54 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,637,361st most common first name internationally It is held by 39 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 8,124 people, or 1 in 44,616. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 14 percent live, Massachusetts, where 7 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States Gilligan is found in 46 countries. It also occurs in England, where 16 percent live and Ireland, where 12 percent live.

Gilligan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gilligan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 363 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 424 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 133 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 154 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 429 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gilligan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Gilligan last name is primarily Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States Gilligan are 4.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.47% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gilligan earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 29.53% more than the national average, earning R 307,812 per year; in United States they earn 14.51% more than the national average, earning $49,408 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.67% more than the national average, earning $52,005 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gilligan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gilligan in the Oriya language
ଗିଲିଗାନgiligana-

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