# Callaghan

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #31,897

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish.
2. A suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
3. A neighbourhood in south-west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
4. A census-designated place in Alleghany County, Virginia, United States.
5. A ranching community in Webb County, Texas, United States.

## Etymology
Variant of Callahan

## Easily confused with
- **Callahan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/callaghan-vs-callahan)

## Common misspellings (12)
`acllaghan`, `calaghan`, `calalghan`, `callagahn`, `callagghan`, `callaghann`, `callaghhan`, `callaghna`, `callahgan`, `callgahan`, `ccallaghan`, `clalaghan`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/callaghan