Gavigan

Etymology

• From County Mayo, Ireland, a local Irish chieftain called "Gabhadhan", the old Gaelic might have been something like, when the grammatical séimhiú is represented by the letter "h", "Ó Gáibhtheacháin". This might be translated to signify "the Anxious One".
• From "Mag Eachagáin".
• From the southern O'Neill or Uí Néill clan of Geoghegan, "Gabhachan" from north Leinster and Ulster, cattle grazers on pasture lands. "Gabha" might signify or mean a blacksmith.

Notable people with the name

• Joseph A. Gavagan, American politician
• Martin Gavigan, Irish former Gaelic footballer
• Michelle Gavagan, environmentalist and beauty queen from the Philippines
• Peter Gavigan, Scottish footballer
• Annette McGavigan, casualty of the Troubles
• Ruth McGavigan, Scottish mountain biker
• Jim Gaffigan, American comedian