Galaher Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Galaher Surname Definition:

(Gaelic.) From Gallach, valiant, brave, and er put for fear, a man. Air is a common termination of nouns, and changes into eir, ir, or, air, and uir, its etymon being fear, a man.

Galaher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland181:246,10410,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1521:330,38625,648

Galaher Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Gaelic.) From Gallach, valiant, brave, and er put for fear, a man. Air is a common termination of nouns, and changes into eir, ir, or, air, and uir, its etymon being fear, a man.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Galaher Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Galaher Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Galaher is found most in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Galaher? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,635,433rd most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Galaher are found; 81 percent are found in North America and 81 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 7,249,179. In The United States Galaher is primarily found in: Oregon, where 24 percent reside, Mississippi, where 12 percent reside and New York, where 12 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 4 percent reside and Ireland, where 2 percent reside.

Galaher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Galaher has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Galaher last name contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Galaher Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Galaher surname is primarily Catholic (94%) in Ireland.

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

Galaher earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.65% more than the national average, earning $44,724 USD per year.

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Galaher Reference & Research

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