Gallwey Surname
Approximately 489 people bear this surname
Gallwey 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.
Read More About This SurnameGallwey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 268 | 1:1,352,459 | 94,008 |
| England | 66 | 1:844,213 | 44,691 |
| Ireland | 61 | 1:77,196 | 4,645 |
| Australia | 47 | 1:574,377 | 41,856 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 34 | 1:130,290 | 7,484 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Gallwey 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.
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.
(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]
An extensive district forming the S.W. corner of Scotland. The surname is written in the H.R., Galaway and Galewey.
Gallwey Demographics
Average Gallwey Salary in
United States
$67,273 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gallwey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gallwey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gallwey is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gallwey? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gallwey is the 626,382nd most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 14,902,957 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Gallwey reside; 58 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 268 people, or 1 in 1,352,459. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Nevada, where 76 percent reside, New York, where 6 percent reside and California, where 5 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent reside and Ireland, where 12 percent reside.
Gallwey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gallwey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gallwey last name expanded 3,350 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 660 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 179 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Gallwey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (97%) in Ireland.
In The United States Gallwey are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Gallwey earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 55.91% more than the national average, earning $67,273 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.41% less than the national average, earning $46,996 CAD per year.
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