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 last name Galligher is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galligher? popularity and diffusion

Galligher is the 669,375th most common surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,303,235 people. The last name Galligher occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Galligher reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 443 people, or 1 in 818,192. In The United States it is most common in: Indiana, where 13 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 7 percent are found and Ohio, where 7 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Galligher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Galligher has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Galligher surname declined 53 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 99 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Galligher Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Galligher last name are 27.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 74.29% registered to vote for the 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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