Gallay Surname
Approximately 4,646 people bear this surname
Gallay Surname Definition:
(Celtic) = Gall (q.v.) + the pers. suff. -ach] (Anglo-French-Latin) metonymic for Galley-Man [Middle English galeie, Old French galie, Low Latin galea, a galley] These were commonly called gallie- men, as men that came up in the gallies, who brought up wines and other merchandizes, which they landed in Thames-strete, at a place called Galley- key.
Read More About This SurnameGallay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2,571 | 1:25,835 | 3,084 |
| Argentina | 1,035 | 1:41,298 | 3,466 |
| Switzerland | 517 | 1:15,886 | 2,603 |
| United States | 207 | 1:1,751,009 | 115,476 |
| Philippines | 49 | 1:2,066,086 | 120,732 |
| Hungary | 49 | 1:200,332 | 16,931 |
| Canada | 44 | 1:837,400 | 65,151 |
| Guyana | 28 | 1:27,222 | 3,043 |
| Slovakia | 20 | 1:266,822 | 40,422 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Ecuador | 15 | 1:1,060,390 | 14,974 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Chile | 12 | 1:1,468,040 | 24,959 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 9 | 1:11,019 | 1,084 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Bhutan | 2 | 1:308,020 | 1,264 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 23 | 1:1,059,799 | 41,508 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Gallay Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) = Gall (q.v.) + the pers. suff. -ach] (Anglo-French-Latin) metonymic for Galley-Man [Middle English galeie, Old French galie, Low Latin galea, a galley] These were commonly called gallie- men, as men that came up in the gallies, who brought up wines and other merchandizes, which they landed in Thames-strete, at a place called Galley- key.—Stowe, Survey of London, 1599. (Anglo-Hebrew) for Galilee, q.v.
Gallay Demographics
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Gallay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gallay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gallay (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻼﻱ, Russian: Галлай, Tibetan: དགེ་ལེགས།) is more commonly found in France than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gallay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 101,606th most frequent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,568,563 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 69 percent of Gallay live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 66 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
This last name is most numerous in France, where it is borne by 2,571 people, or 1 in 25,835. In France it is most frequent in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 61 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 9 percent reside and Normandy, where 8 percent reside. Besides France it exists in 38 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 22 percent reside and Switzerland, where 11 percent reside.
Gallay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gallay has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gallay last name grew 5,175 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 39 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gallay Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Gallay surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Gallay surname are 1.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.28% being registered with the party.
The amount Gallay earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 31.76% more than the national average, earning $56,852 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.44% more than the national average, earning $64,808 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gallay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gallay in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻼﻱ | klay | - |
| Gallay in the Tibetan language | ||
| དགེ་ལེགས། | gelek | 33.33 |
| དགེ་ལེགས་ | gelek | 33.33 |
| ག་ལེགས། | galek | 33.33 |
| Gallay in the Russian language | ||
| Галлай | gallaj | - |
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Gallay Reference & Research
Galle DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Galle 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
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