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Type Surname
Usage Irish (Rare)
Other Forms FormsCallaghan, Callahan, O'Callaghan, O'Callahan, Calahan, Cellaghan, Kalahan, Kallaghan, Kallahan, O'Kallaghan, Kellaghan, Kelleghan, Kellahan, Kelahan, Ceilahan, Ceilaghan, Callachan, Calachan, Callagan, Calagan, Kelagan, Callighan and many more.
Meaning & History
Before Irish names were translated into English, Calligan had a Gaelic form of O Ceallachain, possibly from "ceallach", which means "strife".
The surname Calligan was first found in Munster. The earliest mention of the name Calligan placed them in the barony of Kinlea, in County Cork.
The surname Calligan was first found in Munster. The earliest mention of the name Calligan placed them in the barony of Kinlea, in County Cork.