Gally Surname
Approximately 2,859 people bear this surname
Gally Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the galilee,' a surname of exceptional interest which has barely survived. The galilee of our cathedrals is founded no doubt on the phrase, 'Galilee of the Gentiles' (Matt. iv. 15).
Read More About This SurnameGally Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 1,035 | 1:64,177 | 8,812 |
| Togo | 420 | 1:17,257 | 5,159 |
| United States | 352 | 1:1,029,713 | 75,652 |
| Bolivia | 150 | 1:70,776 | 3,360 |
| Austria | 124 | 1:68,673 | 10,554 |
| Germany | 104 | 1:774,091 | 57,434 |
| Brazil | 102 | 1:2,098,768 | 66,021 |
| Slovakia | 76 | 1:70,216 | 13,625 |
| Nigeria | 42 | 1:4,217,685 | 117,088 |
| Indonesia | 39 | 1:3,391,005 | 183,158 |
| Philippines | 35 | 1:2,892,521 | 138,859 |
| Switzerland | 29 | 1:283,204 | 22,806 |
| Mexico | 24 | 1:5,171,925 | 29,601 |
| Argentina | 24 | 1:1,780,976 | 92,783 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Israel | 20 | 1:427,882 | 33,464 |
| Hungary | 20 | 1:490,814 | 31,291 |
| Spain | 19 | 1:2,460,633 | 58,585 |
| Niger | 18 | 1:1,066,223 | 23,213 |
| Ivory Coast | 18 | 1:1,281,735 | 28,562 |
| Czechia | 14 | 1:759,534 | 67,321 |
| Italy | 13 | 1:4,704,361 | 107,811 |
| New Zealand | 11 | 1:411,666 | 31,040 |
| Northern Ireland | 11 | 1:167,731 | 8,683 |
| Mauritania | 11 | 1:372,260 | 15,230 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 1:272,795 | 11,064 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Paraguay | 4 | 1:1,809,186 | 12,346 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 69 | 1:353,266 | 22,372 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 142 | 1:353,653 | 27,017 |
The alternate forms: Gálly (22) are calculated separately.
Gally (1,460) may also be a first name.
Gally Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the galilee,' a surname of exceptional interest which has barely survived. The galilee of our cathedrals is founded no doubt on the phrase, 'Galilee of the Gentiles' (Matt. iv. 15). It was a porch or chapel attached to a church and used as a penitentiary, and even as a mortuary. A galilee exists at Lincoln, Ely, and Durham cathedrals. At times they seem to have been set apart for women, who were restricted within certain limits. My first instance is general; all the others no doubt owe their origin to the galilee in Durham Cathedral. I was quite delighted, in a visit to Tynemouth, to find the name still existing in the neighbourhood of Newcastle. Galley, as will be seen below, is a corruption. Probably the founder was verger of the galilee, or dwelt under the shadow.
William de la Galilye, Close Rolls, 11 Edward III.
'Cardinal Langley was buried in the Galilee at Durham,' 1437: History Newcastle and Gateshead.
Bishop Neville re-quested with his dying breath to be buried in the Galilee, near the tomb of the Venerable Bede, 1457: ibid.
John Galilee, 1498: History Newcastle and Gateshead.
Dominus John Galilee, 1502, Chantrypriest of St. Nicholas, Newcastle: ibid.
James Galilee, 1535: ibid.
Robert Galilee, cantarist in chantry at Gateshead Ch., 1535: ibid.
John Gallale, tanner, 1539: ibid.Stolen from Fore bears
Robert Galilee, of Lintz Green, wheelwright, 1539: ibid.
'I forgive John Galley, 40l. I forgive Robert Galley,' 1551.
(This last item is from a will quoted by the editor who identifies these two names as members of the Galilee family: ibid. ii. 280.) A friend of mine had an acquaintance with a Galilee in Newcastle, a retired sea-captain, who was living in 1886.
In the Gaelic of Sutherland Gallaich is the collective name for the people of Caithness as being foreigners, i.e. (mainly) of Norse origin. On the expulsion of the Gunns from Caithness soon after 1589 many of them found asylum in Ross-shire, chiefly about Tain, and the collective name became their sername. "About the middle of the seventeenth century a Sir John Sinclair, in Caithness, became proprietor of the lands of Culiss and Wester Rarichie. This led to the introduction into the parish of verous individuals of the name of Gunn from the boundary that separates Caithness from Sutherland. The people of the parish called them 'na gallaich' (or strangers); and from this arose the name Gallie, which has been for nearly 200 years a common and rather respectable name among the inhabitants. The name is now, however much on the decrease" (New statistical account of Ross and Cromarty), Gallies are therefore reckoned a sept of the Gunns. (2) Gallie is also found as a surname in Ayrshire and the west, with the meaning of 'stranger' (galIda). The tenement of Patrick Gallie in Irvine is mentioned in 1426 (Irvine, II, p. 130). Donald Gallie appears in Ardroskitill in 1620 (Sasines, II, 81), and Finlay Gallie in Iskichragane in 1662 (Isles). John Galie (Galy, Gelie, or Gely) in Barmoire. Bute, and his wife were accused of being witches in 1662 (HP, III). The name in Bute was afterwards spelled Gillies. In Ulster Gallie has been softened to Gailey.
= Galley, q.v.
Gally Demographics
Gally Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Gally Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gally Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gally (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻟﻲ) occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Gálly. Click here for further potential spellings of Gally.
How Common Is The Last Name Gally? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gally is the 153,716th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,548,984 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Gally reside; 44 percent reside in Western Europe and 36 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 204,006th most frequent given name worldwide. It is borne by 1,460 people.
This last name is most widely held in France, where it is carried by 1,035 people, or 1 in 64,177. In France Gally is primarily concentrated in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 20 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 18 percent reside and Occitanie, where 15 percent reside. Not including France Gally exists in 64 countries. It is also found in Togo, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.
Gally Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gally has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gally last name rose 248 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 68 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 20 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gally Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Gally surname is primarily Methodist (80%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Gally surname are 5.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.31% registered with the party.
The amount Gally earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 14.68% more than the national average, earning $49,484 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.62% less than the national average, earning $38,940 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gally Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gally in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺎﻟﻲ | kaly | 50 |
| ﻛﻠﻲ | kly | 50 |
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