Halligan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hÁilleagáin (“descendant of Áilleagán”), a double diminutive of áille (“beauty”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈhælɪɡən/

Halligan (plural Halligans)

1. A surname from Irish.
   • 2025 October 17, Kristen Holmes, “Lindsey Halligan fires more prosecutors in key US attorney’s office”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     President Donald Trump’s hand-picked interim US Attorney Lindsey Halligan has fired more senior prosecutors from the Eastern District of Virginia office, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Halligan is the 10013^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3220 individuals. Halligan is most common among White (92.98%) individuals.

Halligan (plural Halligans)

1. Alternative form of halligan; Ellipsis of Halligan bar.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Halligan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 118.

• halaling, inghalla