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

The surname Gallegher is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

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

This surname is the 1,497,948^th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 52,053,899 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Gallegher live; 89 percent live in North America and 89 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Gallegher is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 125 people, or 1 in 2,899,671. In The United States Gallegher is most numerous in: California, where 21 percent reside, Texas, where 12 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent reside. Beside The United States Gallegher exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 4 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

Gallegher Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Gallegher has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gallegher last name contracted 74 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 78 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 91 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gallegher Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Gallegher last name is predominantly Catholic (91%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gallegher surname are 5.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.38% being registered with the party.

Gallegher earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.38% more than the national average, earning $49,354 USD per year.