Gavigan is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Gavigan
No. of characters: 7
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Gavigan

How popular is Gavigan?

Gavigan is common in United States.

Gavigan is ranked 139162 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Gavigans grew by 11.45935 per cent to 1138 since 2000 and ranked 22573 after elevating 710 spots. The last name was found in around 4 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.46 96.77
Hispanic or Latino 3.95 2.06
Others 0.79 0
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.44 0
Gavigan is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Ireland. Around 2770 people have been found who wears Gavigan as their family name. Gavigan have bearers in many countries around the world. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
112,145 Spain7
184,212 France3
9,097 Wales3
49,101 Denmark1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
47,891 Norway1
5,924 Paraguay1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
67,388 Australia26
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
10,487 New Zealand64
8,082 Scotland59
Countries with hundreds of Gavigan:
1,076 Ireland568
16,496 England339
21,628 Canada163
Countries with thousands of Gavigan:
20,829 United States1,534

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Mary Gavigan was 4 years old when she migrated to USA during Irish famine on May 5, 1846. She lived in Ireland where she worked as child and took Jane from Liverpool. 22 years old Maria Gavigan, Pat Gavigan (19) Farmer, Maid Ellen Gavigan, are others that migrated to US.

Gavigan Namesakes

  • Grainne Gavigan, Film Editor
  • Jenna Gavigan, Actress
  • Peter Gavigan, Soccer player
  • Peter Gavigan, Soccer player
  • Poppy James Gavigan, Jessica Capshaw's daughter

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