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Where Does The Last Name Gallagan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Gallagan occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gallagan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 1,718,748^th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 64,491,557 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Gallagan reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Gallagan is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 3,451,990. In The United States Gallagan is most numerous in: Minnesota, where 23 percent live, Ohio, where 22 percent live and New Jersey, where 15 percent live. Aside from The United States it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 3 percent live and Ireland, where 2 percent live.

Gallagan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Gallagan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gallagan surname decreased 27 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gallagan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Gallagan last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Gallagan earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.75% less than the national average, earning $41,531 USD per year.