Galligher Surname

669,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 447 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Galligher Surname Definition:

(Irish) The foreign helper or assistant; grandson of Gallchobhar (foreign help).

Galligher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4431:818,19262,826
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England741:329,39721,471
Wales111:142,5835,610
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9421:53,3116,002

Galligher Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) The foreign helper or assistant; grandson of Gallchobhar (foreign help).

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

Galligher Last Name Facts

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

The surname Galligher is found most frequently in The United States. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Galligher? popularity and diffusion

The last name Galligher is the 669,375th most widespread last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 16,303,235 people. Galligher is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Galligher are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 443 people, or 1 in 818,192. In The United States it is primarily found in: Indiana, where 13 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 7 percent reside and Ohio, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 0 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Galligher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Galligher has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Galligher last name contracted 53 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 99 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Galligher Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Galligher last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Galligher surname are 27.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 74.29% registered with the political party.

Galligher earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.25% less than the national average, earning $40,454 USD per year.

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