Halligan Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The Halligan surname originally appeared in Gaelic as O hAilechain or O hAileagain.

Halligan Early Origins

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The surname Halligan was first found in County Armagh (Irish: Ard Mhacha) located in the province of Ulster in present day Northern Ireland, where they held a family seat from ancient times.

Halligan Spelling Variations

Names from the Middle Ages demonstrate many spelling variations. This is because the recording scribe or church official often decided as to how a person's name was spelt and in what language. Research into the name Halligan revealed many variations, including Halligan, Holligan, Hollegan, Hologhan, Hallihan and many more.

Halligan Early History

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Halligan Early Notables (pre 1700)

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The Great Migration

To escape the religious and political discrimination they experienced primarily at the hands of the English, thousands of Irish left their homeland in the 19th century. These migrants typically settled in communities throughout the East Coast of North America, but also joined the wagon trains moving out to the Midwest. Ironically, when the American War of Independence began, many Irish settlers took the side of England, and at the war's conclusion moved north to Canada. These United Empire Loyalists, were granted land along the St. Lawrence River and the Niagara Peninsula. Other Irish immigrants settled in Newfoundland, the Ottawa Valley, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The greatest influx of Irish immigrants, however, came to North America during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. Thousands left Ireland at this time for North America and Australia. Many of those numbers, however, did not live through the long sea passage. These Irish settlers to North America were immediately put to work building railroads, coal mines, bridges, and canals. Irish settlers made an inestimable contribution to the building of the New World. Early North American immigration records have revealed a number of people bearing the Irish name Halligan or a variant listed above, including:

Halligan Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Richard Halligan, aged 27, arrived in New York in 1812
Bridget Halligan, who arrived in New York, NY in 1817
Daniel Halligan, who arrived in New York, NY in 1817
James and Margaret Halligan settled in New York in 1820
Peter Halligan, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1832
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Halligan Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mary Halligan, aged 25, a servant, arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "Victoria Regia"

Contemporary Notables of the name Halligan (post 1700)

James Halligan, American head coach of the University of Massachusetts football team
John Halligan Jr. (1876-1934), admiral of the United States Navy
William E. "Jocko" Halligan (1868-1945), American professional baseball player
Caitlin Joan Halligan (b. 1966), American lawyer and the Solicitor General of the state of New York
Victor H. Halligan (1892-1973), American football player
Bob Halligan Jr. (b. 1953), the American founder of and lead vocalist for the band Ceili Rain
Richard Halligan (b. 1943), American musician and composer
John Halligan, Irish independent politician
Brendan Halligan (b. 1936), Irish economist and a former Labour Party politician
William "Billy" Halligan (1886-1950), Irish professional association football player
... (Another 5 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

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Citations

Other References

MacLysaght, Edward. Mores Irish Familes. Dublin: Irish Academic, 1982. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-0126-0).
Sullivan, Sir Edward. The Book of Kells 3rd Edition. New York: Crescent Books, 1986. Print. (ISBN 0-517-61987-3).
Land Owners in Ireland. Genealogical Publishing. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-1203-3).
Leyburn, James Graham. The Scotch-Irish A Social History. Chapel Hill: UNC Press, 1962. Print. (ISBN 0807842591).
Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
Bowman, George Ernest. The Mayflower Reader A Selection of Articales from The Mayflower Descendent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
Bell, Robert. The Book of Ulster Surnames. Belfast: Blackstaff, 1988. Print. (ISBN 10-0856404160).
Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
Johnson, Daniel F. Irish Emigration to New England Through the Port of Saint John, New Brunswick Canada 1841-1849. Baltimore, Maryland: Clearfield, 1996. Print.
Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
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The Halligan Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Halligan Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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