Milligan Family History

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Milligan Name Meaning

Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Maolagáin ‘descendant of Maolagán’, a personal name from a double diminutive of maol ‘bald’, ‘tonsured’. in some instances, a variant of Mollohan.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Gilligan, Mulligan, Galligan, Nelligan, Gillian, Millin, Halligan

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Milligan Family Origin

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Milligan Family Occupations

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  • Farmer

    22%

  • Going To School

    6%

  • Labourer

    5%

  • Student

    5%

In 1881, the most common Milligan occupation in Canada was Farmer. 22% of Milligan's were Farmers. A less common occupation for the Milligan family was Student. Farmer, Going To School and Labourer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Milligan.

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Milligan Historical Records

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Milligan Life Expectancy

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Ella Fitzgerald1918 - 1996 (78)
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