Gallivan

English

Etymology

Variant of Galvin.

Proper noun

Gallivan (plural Gallivans)

1. A surname from Irish.

Derived terms

• Gallivanism

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gallivan is the 23315^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1092 individuals. Gallivan is most common among White (94.23%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gallivan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 8.