Galoway Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Galoway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galoway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
Scotland211:178,2486,976
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7121:70,5327,602

Galoway Last Name Facts

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

The last name Galoway is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galoway? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,141,416th most widely held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Galoway live; 87 percent live in North America and 87 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 10,983,604. In The United States Galoway is mostly concentrated in: Georgia, where 18 percent are found, New York, where 15 percent are found and Texas, where 12 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 5 percent are found and Argentina, where 3 percent are found.

Galoway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Galoway has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Galoway last name fell 95 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Galoway Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Galoway last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Galoway are 38.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

Galoway earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.93% more than the national average, earning $44,412 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galloway9366,908/
Galowaya931/
Galioway930/
Galowa92168/
Galowy9287/
Gallowway889/
Gallloway886/
Galloyway883/
Galloways882/
Gallowayo881/
Gallowhay881/
Gallioway880/
Galaway86345/
Goloway8631/
Gallowa8621/
Gallowy8617/
Galeway863/
Galuway860/
Galowye860/
Galowey860/
D'Galloway821/
Gallaway804,071/
Golloway8078/
Ghalouwa8013/
Gallowey809/
Galleway808/
Galluway802/
Gaulaway801/
Galiaway801/
Golowayo801/
Golowa771,373/
Galova77779/
Galawa77730/
Galaby77632/
Galewa7773/
Gelowa7736/
Galoba7721/
Galuwa7719/
Galawy7718/
Galowe777/
Galowá772/
Galovy771/
Galewy771/
Galavy771/
Galoubayi752/
Gallaways751/
Gattlaway751/
Galabay711,509/
Galyova71262/
Ngolowa71134/
Gallova71120/
Gallawa7154/
Golobay7145/
Golovay7128/
Galawai7123/
Galavay7122/
Gaslova7122/
Gaalova7122/
Golaway7119/
Ghalawy7115/
Galoeva7114/
Galouba7112/
Gaylova7110/
Galgova7110/
Gallaby718/
Galahwa717/
Ngalova715/
Galiova715/
Galeewa714/
Gallawy713/
Gallowe713/
Galawad712/
Galuswa712/
Galavyz712/
Galawey712/
Galiawa712/
Galyawa712/
Gaylowe711/
Ghalewa711/
Galaevy711/
Goloswa711/
Golowah711/
Galawea711/
Galawah711/
Golowaj711/
Ghalawa711/
Gailova711/
Galaviy711/
Galavys711/
Galuwau711/
Geleway711/
Galaboy711/
Gallowi711/
Galoiva711/
Galavey710/
Goleway710/
Galabayo67317/
Ngallawa6790/
Gollaway6772/
Galowich6737/
Golowacz6728/
Galabaya6723/
Golowach6719/
Galovach6714/
Ghallaby679/
Gallabay678/
Golovaya677/
Golowash675/
Gallyova675/
Galaviya674/
Gaylyova674/
Galobawe674/
Gaislova673/
Gallavoy672/
Ghalawat672/
Gallovoy672/
Gaylewai672/
Goulouwa672/
Galaboyi672/
Ngalauwa672/
Gaylawad671/
Ghaluwas671/
Galabiya671/
Galavaye671/
Galavayi671/
Gallawau671/
Gallawoy671/
Galuvayi671/
Galyaviy671/
Gaylawah671/
Nghalawa671/
Ngalawah671/
Ngalawai671/
Golohwad671/
Ggalabay671/
Galloova671/
Nqgolowa671/
Galobowe671/
Gahalewa671/
Galawaji671/
Galoubai671/
Gheleway671/
Golleway670/
Goelaway670/
Galloyby670/
Gallower670/
Gallabey670/

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Galoway Reference & Research

Galloway DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Galloway FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Galoway
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis