How common is the surname Galligan?

3,663 people in the United States had the surname Galligan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 84,288 Americans. It ranked 8,938th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Galligan?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Galligan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Where is the surname Galligan most common?

Wikidata records people named Galligan in the United States.

Is the surname Galligan getting more or less common?

More common. 3,462 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,663 in 2010, up 5.8%.

The surname Galligan

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 3,663 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex G425

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Galligan is more common than 94.5% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

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

Galligan is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,663 people named Galligan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 84,288 Americans. That is up 5.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,462.

#8,938

rank among US surnames

3,663

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+5.8%

change since 2000 (was #8,737)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,934	Godin	3,665	84,242
#8,936	Nickelson	3,664	84,265
#8,938	Galligan	3,663	84,288
#8,939	Cram	3,662	84,311
#8,941	Zhen	3,661	84,334
#8,944	Koger	3,660	84,357
#8,946	Blackstone	3,659	84,380

Who is named Galligan

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Galligan identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Galligans

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Zach Galligan
American actor, born 1964

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Gallahan

Surnames that sound like Galligan

Gilligan

Galligan has the Soundex code G425, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G425.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Galligan come from?: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gealagáin (“descendant of Gealagán”), a personal name which derives from a double diminutive of geal (“bright, white”).
How common is the surname Galligan?: 3,663 people in the United States had the surname Galligan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 84,288 Americans. It ranked 8,938th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Galligan?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Galligan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Galligan?: Zach Galligan, American actor.
Where is the surname Galligan most common?: Wikidata records people named Galligan in the United States.
What type of surname is Galligan?: Galligan is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Galligan getting more or less common?: More common. 3,462 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,663 in 2010, up 5.8%.
What are other spellings of Galligan?: Gallahan.