Nelligan

== English == === Etymology === Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Niallagáin (“descendant of Niallagán”), a double diminutive of Niall. === Proper noun === Nelligan (plural Nelligans) A surname from Irish. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Nelligan is the 21288th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1231 individuals. Nelligan is most common among White (95.61%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Nelligan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 658.