Galley Surname
Approximately 17,806 people bear this surname
Galley Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the galilee,' a surname of exceptional interest which has barely survived. The galilee of our cathedrals is founded no doubt on the phrase, 'Galilee of the Gentiles' (Matt. iv. 15).
Read More About This SurnameGalley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 6,442 | 1:4,194 | 599 |
| Togo | 3,675 | 1:1,972 | 235 |
| United States | 2,247 | 1:161,308 | 16,425 |
| England | 2,065 | 1:26,982 | 3,682 |
| France | 760 | 1:87,398 | 12,494 |
| Switzerland | 678 | 1:12,113 | 1,999 |
| Canada | 646 | 1:57,037 | 6,737 |
| Australia | 363 | 1:74,368 | 8,731 |
| Germany | 313 | 1:257,206 | 27,662 |
| New Zealand | 104 | 1:43,542 | 7,204 |
| South Africa | 74 | 1:732,131 | 51,520 |
| Scotland | 63 | 1:84,981 | 6,133 |
| Nigeria | 42 | 1:4,217,685 | 117,088 |
| Austria | 40 | 1:212,886 | 26,249 |
| India | 39 | 1:19,668,343 | 291,059 |
| Wales | 28 | 1:110,519 | 8,545 |
| Bhutan | 24 | 1:25,668 | 510 |
| Belgium | 20 | 1:574,832 | 53,219 |
| Ivory Coast | 20 | 1:1,153,562 | 26,783 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Israel | 12 | 1:713,136 | 47,700 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 11 | 1:123,998 | 7,543 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 9 | 1:12,518 | 834 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 1:615,012 | 18,081 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 10 | 1:442,987 | 15,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,058 | 1:23,039 | 3,215 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 358 | 1:140,276 | 13,217 |
Galley (92) may also be a first name.
Galley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the galilee,' a surname of exceptional interest which has barely survived. The galilee of our cathedrals is founded no doubt on the phrase, 'Galilee of the Gentiles' (Matt. iv. 15). It was a porch or chapel attached to a church and used as a penitentiary, and even as a mortuary. A galilee exists at Lincoln, Ely, and Durham cathedrals. At times they seem to have been set apart for women, who were restricted within certain limits. My first instance is general; all the others no doubt owe their origin to the galilee in Durham Cathedral. I was quite delighted, in a visit to Tynemouth, to find the name still existing in the neighbourhood of Newcastle. Galley, as will be seen below, is a corruption. Probably the founder was verger of the galilee, or dwelt under the shadow.
William de la Galilye, Close Rolls, 11 Edward III.
'Cardinal Langley was buried in the Galilee at Durham,' 1437: History Newcastle and Gateshead.
Bishop Neville re-quested with his dying breath to be buried in the Galilee, near the tomb of the Venerable Bede, 1457: ibid.
John Galilee, 1498: History Newcastle and Gateshead.
Dominus John Galilee, 1502, Chantrypriest of St. Nicholas, Newcastle: ibid.
James Galilee, 1535: ibid.
Robert Galilee, cantarist in chantry at Gateshead Ch., 1535: ibid.
John Gallale, tanner, 1539: ibid.Stolen from Fore bears
Robert Galilee, of Lintz Green, wheelwright, 1539: ibid.
'I forgive John Galley, 40l. I forgive Robert Galley,' 1551.
(This last item is from a will quoted by the editor who identifies these two names as members of the Galilee family: ibid. ii. 280.) A friend of mine had an acquaintance with a Galilee in Newcastle, a retired sea-captain, who was living in 1886.
(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.
The Norman-French pronunciation of Galet. Gilbert Galet of Normandy, 1180-98 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). From the same origin is probably derived the name Galt, by abbreviation.
From the French, Gallais, Gallait, Gallay, Gallet, Gaily; a personal name.
Galley Demographics
Average Male Galley Height
176.63 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Galley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Galley (Russian: Галлей, Tibetan: དགེ་ལེགས།) is held by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Galley? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 30,016th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 409,275 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 58 percent of Galley live; 57 percent live in West Africa and 57 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 992,070th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 92 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Ghana, where it is held by 6,442 people, or 1 in 4,194. Beside Ghana this last name exists in 63 countries. It is also common in Togo, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.
Galley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Galley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Galley last name rose 628 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 195 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 2,100 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 467 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Galley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Galley last name is predominantly Anglican (60%) in Ireland.
In The United States Galley are 9.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.43% registered with the political party.
The amount Galley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 110.06% more than the national average, earning R 499,176 per year; in United States they earn 3.5% more than the national average, earning $44,658 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.23% more than the national average, earning $50,791 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Galley Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Galley in the Tibetan language | ||
| དགེ་ལེགས། | gelek | 58.82 |
| དགེ་ལེགས་ | gelek | 23.53 |
| དགའ་ལེགས། | galek | 8.82 |
| དགའ་ལེགས་ | galek | 5.88 |
| གཱ་ལས་ | galé | 2.94 |
| Galley in the Russian language | ||
| Галлей | gallej | - |
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Galley Reference & Research
Galley One-name Study - A profile of the Galley surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.
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.
Gallie 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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