How common is the surname Nelligan?

1,231 people in the United States had the surname Nelligan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 250,809 Americans. It ranked 21,288th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Nelligan?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Nelligan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Nelligan getting more or less common?

More common. 1,147 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,231 in 2010, up 7.3%.

The surname Nelligan

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 1,231 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex N425

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nelligan is more common than 86.9% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Niallagáin (“descendant of Niallagán”), a double diminutive of Niall.

Nelligan 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 1,231 people named Nelligan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 250,809 Americans. That is up 7.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,147.

#21,288

rank among US surnames

1,231

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+7.3%

change since 2000 (was #21,295)

Who is named Nelligan

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

96% of people named Nelligan identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Nelligan come from?: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Niallagáin (“descendant of Niallagán”), a double diminutive of Niall.
How common is the surname Nelligan?: 1,231 people in the United States had the surname Nelligan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 250,809 Americans. It ranked 21,288th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Nelligan?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Nelligan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
What type of surname is Nelligan?: Nelligan is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Nelligan getting more or less common?: More common. 1,147 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,231 in 2010, up 7.3%.