Galbreth Surname

675,256th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 442 people bear this surname

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

Galbreth Surname Definition:

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

Galbreth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4391:825,64763,294
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland61:623,86916,225
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6901:72,7817,810

Galbreth 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

Galbreth Last Name Facts

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

Galbreth occurs most in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galbreth? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 675,256th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 16,487,660 people. The surname Galbreth is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Galbreth reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Galbreth is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 439 people, or 1 in 825,647. In The United States Galbreth is most prevalent in: Texas, where 10 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Illinois, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Galbreth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Galbreth has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Galbreth surname decreased 36 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Galbreth Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Galbreth last name is chiefly Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Galbreth last name are 0.72000000000001% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.95% being registered to vote for the political party.

Galbreth earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.83% more than the national average, earning $46,526 USD per year.

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