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

The last name Galbreth is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galbreth? popularity and diffusion

It is the 675,256th most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 16,487,660 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Galbreth reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 439 people, or 1 in 825,647. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 10 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Illinois, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States Galbreth exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Galbreth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Galbreth has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Galbreth surname declined 36 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Galbreth Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Galbreth last name are 0.72000000000001% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.95% being registered to vote for the 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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