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 last name Gallow is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Gallow.

How Common Is The Last Name Gallow? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 197,424th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 3,435,901 people. Gallow is primarily found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Gallow live; 63 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Anglo-North America. Gallow is also the 2,084,397th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 26 people.

The surname Gallow is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 1,273 people, or 1 in 284,728. In The United States Gallow is most frequent in: Louisiana, where 36 percent are found, Texas, where 17 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 17 percent are found and South Africa, where 10 percent are found.

Gallow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gallow has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 2,546 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 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 surname are 12.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.57% being registered to vote for 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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