Gilgan is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Gilgan
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Gilgan

How popular is Gilgan?

Gilgan is ranked 552575 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Gilgans plummeted by 24.07407 per cent to 123 since 2000 and slipped by 33758 spots and ranked at 136449. The last name was found in around 0 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.93 97.53
Gilgan is a very rare family name, few people in United States and Ireland have the last name. Around 408 people have been found who wears Gilgan as their family name. Gilgan 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:
214,847 Australia4
122,390 Belarus4
199,150 Kazakhstan1
172,258 Germany1
151,601 Spain1
81,201 Switzerland1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
9,692 Ireland27
220,909 Ukraine12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
40,037 Canada80
159,687 Russia62
64,420 England54
Countries with hundreds of Gilgan:
130,797 United States161

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Spinster Ellen Gilgan from Ireland aboard the Dromahair from Sligo during the Irish famine. She is registered to be 18 years old when she arrived in USA on November 1, 1848. 20 years old Bridgt. Gilgan, 20 years old L. Gilgan, Immigrant P. Gilgan, Mary Gilgan, aged 45, Bridget Gilgan, aged 17, Matthew Gilgan, aged 14, Domnick Gilgan (27) Workman, Ann Gilgan (19) Spinster, and 24 other Gilgan around 55% of whom were workman while others worked as servant and farmer migrated to US.

Gilgan Namesakes

  • Rebekah Joy Gilgan, Television actress

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