Given name & surname
Colligan
“descendant of Colgán”
Colligan is a surname from Irish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Colligan is a form of Colgan. Colgan goes back to Irish Ó Colgáin, meaning “descendant of Colgán.”
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Where it comes from
Colligan is a form of Colgan. Colgan comes from Irish.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Colligan’s family of names
In English usage, Colligan as a surname has a related form in COLGAN.
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