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    The surname Gavigan

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 1,138 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex G125

    Gavigan: #22,573 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Gavigan #22,573, 1,138 people Gavigan: #22,573 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Gavigan #22,573, 1,138 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gavigan is more common than 86.1% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Two main origins: * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gáibhtheacháin (“descendant of Gáibhtheachán”), a diminutive of gáifeach (“dangerous, perilous, terrible”). * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Eachagáin (“son of Eachagán”), a diminutive of the personal name Eochaidh.

    Gavigan 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 1,138 people named Gavigan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 271,305 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,021.

    #22,573
    rank among US surnames
    1,138
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +11.5%
    change since 2000 (was #23,283)

    Who is named Gavigan

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

    94% of people named Gavigan identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.0%
    • Two or more races 0.8%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    • Gaffigan
    • Gahagan
    • Gavagan
    • Gavaghan
    • Gavahan

    Gavigan has the Soundex code G125, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G125.

    Other Irish surnames

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    Questions

    Where does the surname Gavigan come from?
    Two main origins: * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gáibhtheacháin (“descendant of Gáibhtheachán”), a diminutive of gáifeach (“dangerous, perilous, terrible”). * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Eachagáin (“son of Eachagán”), a diminutive of the personal name Eochaidh.
    How common is the surname Gavigan?
    1,138 people in the United States had the surname Gavigan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 271,305 Americans. It ranked 22,573rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Gavigan?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Gavigan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    What type of surname is Gavigan?
    Gavigan is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Gavigan getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,021 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,138 in 2010, up 12%.
    What are other spellings of Gavigan?
    Gaffigan, Gahagan, Gavagan, Gavaghan and Gavahan.