Galbreath Surname

70,474th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,013 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Galbreath Surname Definition:

(Scottish) A stranger or foreigner, especially the foreign Briton.

Galbreath Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,8661:52,7906,342
New Zealand501:90,56612,574
Canada491:751,95159,756
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Scotland91:594,86921,724
England61:9,286,343223,652
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland531:70,6274,135
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0421:48,1955,504

Galbreath Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scottish) A stranger or foreigner, especially the foreign Briton.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The strange Briton-from gall, strange, and Bhreaton, a Briton.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

Galbreath Last Name Facts

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

The surname Galbreath is found most frequently in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galbreath? popularity and diffusion

The last name Galbreath is the 70,474th most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,039,148 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Galbreath live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Galbreath is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 6,866 people, or 1 in 52,790. In The United States Galbreath is most common in: Texas, where 10 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Georgia, where 6 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Galbreath Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Galbreath has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 659 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 83 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it decreased 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Galbreath Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Galbreath surname are 19.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.44% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Galbreath earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 2.65% less than the national average, earning $42,006 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.78% more than the national average, earning $62,988 CAD per year.

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