Galletly Surname

330,363rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Galletly Surname Definition:

For Golightly, q.v.

Galletly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2691:100,35611,341
United States2541:1,427,00498,129
England2441:228,35319,058
Scotland1571:34,1013,361
New Zealand1451:31,2305,420
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
France11:66,422,722504,397
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1731:21,6372,093
England521:468,75726,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Galletly Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Golightly, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Scottish, English) Variants of Golightly, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Has nothing to do, I think, with lightness of foot. The name has many forms, to none of which a meaning can well be attached; but from the termination it is probably local.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Galletly Last Name Facts

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

The last name Galletly is found in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galletly? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 330,363rd most widely held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 6,500,933 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 38 percent of Galletly are found; 37 percent are found in Australasia and 37 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most numerous in Australia, where it is carried by 269 people, or 1 in 100,356. In Australia it is most numerous in: Queensland, where 61 percent are found, New South Wales, where 30 percent are found and Victoria, where 4 percent are found. Besides Australia it occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent are found and England, where 22 percent are found.

Galletly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Galletly has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,016 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 469 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 9 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Galletly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Galletly surname are 8.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.54% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Galletly earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 37.69% more than the national average, earning $59,410 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.96% more than the national average, earning $56,620 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galletley9459/
Gallettly940/
Gallely932/
Galetly931/
Gallatly8849/
Galetley881/
Golletly881/
Galletli881/
Galely86679/
Gallatley827/
Gallela80449/
Galleli80314/
Galiley80162/
Galeley80156/
Galelyo809/
Galetli809/
Alletla803/
Gatlely802/
Gallily801/
Gailely801/
Ghalely801/
Gallele801/
Galitly800/
Galletelli781/
Galliley752/
Galleleu751/
Gallelia751/
Galleles751/
Galele71436/
Galile71107/
Galily7110/
Goliehtly713/
Galyle712/
Aletli711/
Golely710/
Galilea672,590/
Gallitelli671,161/
Gailele67298/
Galilee67272/
Galilei67232/
Galelea67120/
Ngalele6784/
Ngalile6783/
Gollela6725/
Göletli6722/
Gallila6713/
Gajlela6712/
Galilyo679/
Galilej677/
Gailela676/
Galatli675/
Galeles675/
Galileu674/
Gajleli674/
Galilée672/
Gahlela672/
Ghalele672/
Galilie672/
Galgile671/
Gelatly671/
Galiler671/
Golleli671/
Galiles671/
Galilit671/
Galelej671/
Galiele671/
Gallile670/
Galitle670/

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