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Where Does The Last Name Galagher Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Galagher has its highest incidence in Australia. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Galagher? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Galagher is the 1,025,894^th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 29,624,170 people. The surname Galagher is predominantly found in Oceania, where 42 percent of Galagher live; 42 percent live in Australasia and 42 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most frequently held in Australia, where it is borne by 103 people, or 1 in 262,094. In Australia Galagher is most frequent in: Queensland, where 43 percent live, New South Wales, where 29 percent live and Victoria, where 20 percent live. Outside of Australia Galagher exists in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent live and Ireland, where 14 percent live.

Galagher Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Galagher has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Galagher surname fell 93 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 24 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it fell 87 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Galagher Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Galagher last name is primarily Catholic (76%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Galagher surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the party.

The amount Galagher earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.9% less than the national average, earning $41,033 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.42% less than the national average, earning $46,492 CAD per year.