Gallow Surname

197,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,121 people bear this surname

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

Gallow Surname Definition:

William Gallow in Symington, 1677, and two more of the name (Lanark CR.), and Barbero Gallo in Callans, parish of Bigger, 1689 (ibid.).

Gallow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2731:284,72826,498
Egypt3661:251,19117,305
South Africa2101:257,98926,009
Canada1251:294,76527,374
England701:795,97243,050
Jamaica251:114,7984,448
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Brunei11:418,7313,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England641:380,86523,394
Scotland301:124,7745,666
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

Gallow (26) may also be a first name.

Gallow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

William Gallow in Symington, 1677, and two more of the name (Lanark CR.), and Barbero Gallo in Callans, parish of Bigger, 1689 (ibid.).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Gallow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gallow is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gallow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gallow is the 197,424th most frequent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,435,901 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Gallow are found; 63 percent are found in North America and 63 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,084,397th most numerous forename worldwide It is held by 26 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 1,273 people, or 1 in 284,728. In The United States it is mostly found in: Louisiana, where 36 percent are found, Texas, where 17 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The United States Gallow exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 17 percent are found and South Africa, where 10 percent are found.

Gallow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gallow has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 2,546 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 109 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 27 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gallow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gallow last name are 12.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 65.57% registered with the political party.

The amount Gallow earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 25.66% more than the national average, earning R 298,608 per year; in United States they earn 20.36% less than the national average, earning $34,363 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.38% more than the national average, earning $62,293 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gallouw9244/
Gallowa9221/
Gallowe923/
Galliow920/
Galow911,110/
Gallob83486/
Galowa83168/
Gollow8385/
Gallov8383/
Gallof8355/
Galouw8353/
Gahlow8327/
Gallaw8311/
Galowe837/
Gajlow836/
Gaalow835/
Galowh831/
Gaylow831/
Gallova77120/
Gauslow7760/
Galloub7710/
Gallauw771/
Gaylowe771/
Ghalowt771/
Galloph771/
Gollowe771/
Ghaliow771/
Gallhof771/
Galloff770/
Goollow770/
Galov73630/
Galaw73342/
Gelow73136/
Golow7342/
Galof7336/
Galob7326/
Ghalloub7148/
Gallhoff7129/
Galofowa711/
Gallahaw710/
Gielow672,296/
Golowa671,373/
Gallab671,196/
Galawe67927/
Gollob67818/
Galova67779/
Galyov67206/
Golowe67204/
Gallub67113/
Galoff6767/
Galoob6757/
Galoev6728/
Gallaf6718/
Galluf6717/
Gaslov6712/
Ghalaw679/
Galofe674/
Gollof674/
Galobh674/
Gaylov674/
Goilow673/
Galgov672/
Galgof672/
Ghalof672/
Gahlov671/
Gailov671/
Galiov671/
Galouf671/
Gollov671/
Galiob671/
Gallovová671/
Ngalaw671/
Goolow670/
Gollaw670/

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