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

Galaher is found most in The United States. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Galaher? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,635,433rd most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Galaher reside; 81 percent reside in North America and 81 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 7,249,179. In The United States it is most common in: Oregon, where 24 percent live, Mississippi, where 12 percent live and New York, where 12 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 4 percent live and Ireland, where 2 percent live.

Galaher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Galaher has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 67 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Galaher Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (94%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Galaher surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national 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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Footnotes

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