Gallivan

English

Etymology

Variant of Galvin.

Proper noun

Gallivan (plural Gallivans)

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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 8.

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