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

The last name Gallahan is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The last name is the 343,320^th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,823,545 people. The last name Gallahan is primarily found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Gallahan are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 1,060 people, or 1 in 341,942. In The United States Gallahan is most frequent in: Virginia, where 13 percent are found, Maryland, where 10 percent are found and District of Columbia, where 5 percent are found. Not including The United States it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Dominican Republic, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Gallahan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Gallahan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gallahan last name expanded 567 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gallahan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gallahan last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.

Gallahan earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.4% more than the national average, earning $46,775 USD per year.