Galloway Surname

8,510th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66,908 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Montserrat

Galloway Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'from Galloway,' the south-eastern portion of Scotland. Crossing the border the name is soon found in Northumberland, thence it came into Yorkshire. In Lancashire and the West Riding the name is now very familiar.

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Galloway Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States45,9141:7,894934
England6,3521:8,7721,271
Scotland3,6551:1,465256
Canada3,1641:11,6451,738
Australia3,1471:8,5781,275
New Zealand8981:5,043814
South Africa8941:60,6017,656
Jamaica5201:5,519706
Northern Ireland4391:4,203830
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Puerto Rico1341:26,494822
Wales1281:24,1762,540
Ireland1231:38,2843,071
Panama1011:38,7352,074
Japan871:1,469,47524,192
Zimbabwe771:200,49723,224
Spain621:754,06531,946
Antigua and Barbuda591:1,681287
France571:1,165,311123,217
Guyana571:13,3721,858
United States Virgin Islands321:3,449570
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
Montserrat261:19040
Saint Kitts and Nevis261:2,123347
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Jersey191:5,2211,083
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Trinidad and Tobago171:80,2345,870
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Qatar121:196,50026,891
British Virgin Islands111:2,872356
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Hong Kong101:733,5483,685
Norway101:514,22941,629
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
China81:170,915,1968,932
Costa Rica81:597,5094,667
Turks and Caicos Islands81:4,291379
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belize11:355,4743,977
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Dominica11:75,891912
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malta11:430,2723,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3261:13,5891,788
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2,9331:1,276227
England2,2171:10,9951,681
Wales251:62,7373,061
Isle of Man121:4,522462
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,1431:9,7641,252

Galloway (148) may also be a first name.

Galloway Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'from Galloway,' the south-eastern portion of Scotland. Crossing the border the name is soon found in Northumberland, thence it came into Yorkshire. In Lancashire and the West Riding the name is now very familiar. The early forms seem to have included Gallowaie, Galaway, Galeway, Galewey, and Galway.

Alan de Galeweya, Yorkshire and Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert Galewey, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Adam de Gallowaie, 1306, bailiff of Newcastle: History Newcastle and Gateshead (List of Bailiffs).

Adam Galewey, 1326: ibid.

Richard Galloway, 1343, mayor of Newcastle: ibid.

Robertus de Galway, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes de Galway, 1379: ibid.

John de Galeway, 1378. rector of Meldon: Hodgson's Northumberland.

Richard Galway, 1367: ibid.

Thomas Galway, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

From the district of the name. Persons bearing this name ere early found in other parts of Scotland, a family of the name settled in Dumbartonshire early in the sixteenth century, and others of the name appear early on the East Coast. Thomas de Galwethia, earl of Atholl, made a gift of lands to the Abbey of Neubotle c. 1230 (Neubotle, 27), and Michael de Galewath was a witness about the same time (LAC, 73). John Galway was master of a ship belonging to Sir John of Montgomery in 1405 (Bain, IV, 697). Gilbert of Galoway was 'familiar' of the abbot of Couper, 1475 (Cupar-Angus, I, p. 202), and Jhone of Galloway, tenant of art of Kethik, 1495 (ibid., p. 247). Sande Galowey was guilty of 'twllye' (disturbance) in Lanark, 1488 (Lanark, p. 2), and Henry Galloway filius quondam William Galloway of West Weems (or West Mains) is mentioned in 1541 (Dysart, p. 7). Pattoun Gallowey had a tack of two acres in Carsegrange, 1550 (Cupar-Angus, II, p. 121). John Galloway in Kilmaronok was sued for contempt and deforcement, 1597 (RPC., V, p. 436), and another Galloway, also in Kilmaronok, followed the Macfarlanes in their deadly feud with the Buchanans, 1619 (ibid., XI, p. 554). Caution was found for Robert Galloway in Tullibodie, 1594 (ibid., V, p. 165), Neill Gallouay in Wodstoune was a retainer of the earl of Cassills in Carrick, 1635 (ibid., 2. ser. V, p. 507), William Galloway, shoemaker, was admitted burgess of Aberdeen, 1606 (NSCM., I, p. 103), and Andro Gralloway was burgess of Pittinwerne, 1654 (Inputs., 3974). Galloay 1506, Gallway 1497, Grllowaye 1485.

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

(Celtic) belonging to Galloway = the Land of the Stranger Gaels, i.e., the land of the Gaels who were dominated by the Galls or foreigners (Angles or Scandinavians) [Galloway is the English form of the New Latin Galweth(i)a, derived from Welsh Galwyddel (Galwithel) = earlier Gaelic Gallgaidhe(a)l—gall, a foreigner + the Gaelic national name]

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Scottish) One who came from Galloway (white hill-face), a district in Scotland.

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

An extensive district forming the S.W. corner of Scotland. The surname is written in the H.R., Galaway and Galewey.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Scotland.

— British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber
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Galloway Demographics

Average Galloway Salary in
United States

$40,644 USD

Per year
Rank:
730,185 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.0120558
Rank: 987 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
94.19%
Sample size: 25,297 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Galloway Last Name Facts

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

Galloway (Arabic: جلوى) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galloway? popularity and diffusion

The last name Galloway is the 8,510th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 108,919 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Galloway reside; 73 percent reside in North America and 73 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Galloway is also the 757,758th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 148 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 45,914 people, or 1 in 7,894. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 10 percent live, North Carolina, where 8 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 95 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent live and Scotland, where 5 percent live.

Galloway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Galloway has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Galloway surname grew 893 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 287 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 125 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 512 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 62 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Galloway Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Presbyterian (55%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Galloway surname are 16.21% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.98% being registered with the party.

The amount Galloway earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 4.08% more than the national average, earning 360,206 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 55.06% more than the national average, earning R 368,484 per year; in United States they earn 5.81% less than the national average, earning $40,644 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.63% more than the national average, earning $53,972 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gallowway949/
Gallloway946/
Galloyway943/
Galloways942/
Gallowayo941/
Gallowhay941/
Gallioway940/
Galoway9339/
Gallowa9321/
Gallowy9317/
D'Galloway891/
Gallaway884,071/
Golloway8878/
Gallowey889/
Galleway888/
Galluway882/
Galowaya881/
Galioway880/
Galowa86168/
Galowy8687/
Gallaways821/
Galaway80345/
Gallova80120/
Gallawa8054/
Goloway8031/
Gallaby808/
Galeway803/
Gallawy803/
Gallowe803/
Gallowi801/
Galuway800/
Galowye800/
Galowey800/
Ngallawa7590/
Gollaway7572/
Ghalouwa7513/
Ghallaby759/
Gallabay758/
Gallyova755/
Gallavoy752/
Gallovoy752/
Gaulaway751/
Galiaway751/
Gallawau751/
Gallawoy751/
Galloova751/
Golowayo751/
Golleway750/
Galloyby750/
Gallower750/
Gallabey750/
Golowa711,373/
Galova71779/
Galawa71730/
Galaby71632/
Galewa7173/
Gallowich7138/
Gelowa7136/
Galoba7121/
Galuwa7119/
Galawy7118/
Galowe717/
Galowá712/
Galoubayi712/
Galovy711/
Gattlaway711/
Galewy711/
Galavy711/
Gallová671,676/
Galabay671,509/
Galyova67262/
Ngolowa67134/
Golobay6745/
Gallobe6745/
Gallabi6740/
Golovay6728/
Galluba6725/
Galawai6723/
Galavay6722/
Gaslova6722/
Gaalova6722/
Golaway6719/
Ghalawy6715/
Galoeva6714/
Gallobi6713/
Galouba6712/
Gallaba6711/
Gaylova6710/
Galgova6710/
Galahwa677/
Ngalova675/
Galiova675/
Galeewa674/
Galleva672/
Galawad672/
Gallava672/
Galuswa672/
Galavyz672/
Galawey672/
Galiawa672/
Gallove672/
Golloba672/
Gollova672/
Galyawa672/
Gaylowe671/
Ghalewa671/
Galaevy671/
Gollaby671/
Goloswa671/
Golowah671/
Galawea671/
Galawah671/
Gollawa671/
Golowaj671/
Gollowe671/
Ghalawa671/
Gailova671/
Galaviy671/
Galavys671/
Gallabe671/
Gallave671/
Gallovâ671/
Galuwau671/
Geleway671/
Golluwa671/
Galaboy671/
Galoiva671/
Galavey670/
Goleway670/
Gallevy670/
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Galloway Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Galloway in the Arabic language
جلوىjlwy-

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