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

The last name Gallagan is most common in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gallagan click here.

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

Gallagan is the 1,718,748^th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 64,491,557 people. The surname Gallagan occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Gallagan are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

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

Gallagan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Gallagan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name 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 surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gallagan surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the 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.