Colgan

A surname from Irish.

Proper noun

  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. An unincorporated community in Divide County, North Dakota, United States.

Origin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Colgáin (“descendant of Colgán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of colg (“thorn; sword”).

Forms

Colgans Colligan