Gallagh Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Gallagh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gallagh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Gallagh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gallagh occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gallagh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,649,889th most commonly used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 50 percent of Gallagh live; 39 percent live in North America and 39 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Gallagh is most frequent in England, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 9,286,343. In England Gallagh is most numerous in: Greater London, where 100 percent reside. Excluding England this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Gallagh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gallagh has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Gallagh last name rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gallagh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Gallagh surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Gallagh earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.21% less than the national average, earning $35,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Allagh92473/
Gallag9213/
Gallogh860/
Allag837,442/
Alagh831,553/
Galag83574/
Atlagh77706/
Galakh77224/
Gallac77165/
Allahc77137/
Hallag7765/
Allakh7757/
Gallak7740/
Halagh7732/
Alaigh7728/
Allahq7725/
Ghalag7713/
Aylagh7713/
Alaugh776/
Alhagh774/
Golagh774/
Allahx773/
Gallax772/
Aalagh772/
Gaslag772/
Ngalag772/
Allahg772/
Gelagh771/
Galagt771/
Gallog771/
Algagh771/
Alaagh771/
Galogh771/
Ahlagh771/
Allhag771/
Alag734,922/
Gaillac71792/
Allague71726/
Galliac7162/
Galakhe7158/
Aullakh7118/
Gallaix7115/
Gholagh7113/
Galough7111/
Gallaux7110/
Ghalakh715/
Gallack714/
Goulagh713/
Gallogs712/
Galague712/
Hollagh711/
Gatliag711/
Gallake711/
Haalagh711/
Gaullak711/
Gollakh711/
Allahaq711/
Atillag711/
Allaksh711/
Gallyac711/
Ealaugh710/
Galahag710/
Alhag6727,935/
Alaqh671,833/
Allak671,439/
Galac671,032/
Galak67859/
Atlag67689/
Halag67240/
Allaq67212/
Alakh67186/
Aslag67145/
Alogh6738/
Alagz6736/
Aalag6727/
Ghaleigh6726/
Galog6726/
Galax6723/
Gaillacq6719/
Ahlag6717/
Gelag6713/
Allax6712/
Aliag6712/
Allagova6711/
Allog6711/
Gaillaux6711/
Golag679/
Galág679/
Alliague676/
Alaug675/
Allac674/
Alaag674/
Gaeleigh673/
Galyaukh672/
Ealag672/
Galaq672/
Alyag672/
Gaillaix672/
Hallague672/
Ollag671/
Allahack671/
Alagt671/
Gholhagh671/
Ajlag671/
Alags671/
Ailag671/
Gallauschke670/
Goulaugh670/
Goslaugh670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gallagh
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