Gavigan

Gavigan is an Irish surname that claims it origins with different local chieftains depending upon the research performed.

• 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", "O'Gaibhtheachain". This might be translated to signify "the Anxious One".
• From the southern O'Neill or (as written in Irish) Uí Néill clan of Geoghegan, "Gabhachan" from north Leinster, and Ulster, Ireland cattle grazers on pasture lands of Ulster and Leinster. "Gabha" might signify or mean a blacksmith.

The motto upon the Gavigan family coat of arms may be translated to mean Always ready to serve my king and country.