Gallaugher Surname

403,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 868 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Gallaugher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gallaugher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4261:850,84364,837
Canada2631:140,09714,419
Australia1061:254,67623,375
England481:1,160,79354,689
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland701:63,2844,864
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
Scotland181:207,9567,652
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Gallaugher Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gallaugher is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gallaugher click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gallaugher? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gallaugher is the 403,960th most widespread surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 8,395,790 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Gallaugher live; 78 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 426 people, or 1 in 850,843. In The United States Gallaugher is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 33 percent live, California, where 14 percent live and Washington, where 6 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 30 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Gallaugher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gallaugher has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gallaugher surname increased 906 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 141 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gallaugher Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Gallaugher surname is chiefly Catholic (46%) in Ireland.

In The United States Gallaugher are 27.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 74.63% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gallaugher earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.45% less than the national average, earning $39,936 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.68% more than the national average, earning $54,491 CAD per year.

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Gallaugher Reference & Research

Gallagher DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Gallagher FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gallaugher
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