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Galrig Surname Definition:

GALRIG: From the old lands of Gallerig or Gallorig in the barony of Pittencrieff, Fife. Alexander Galrik had a charter of half the lands of Sanct Mergratis Stane c. 1570, and in 1607 the same lands are recorded as held by John Galrig (RD.

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GALRIG: From the old lands of Gallerig or Gallorig in the barony of Pittencrieff, Fife. Alexander Galrik had a charter of half the lands of Sanct Mergratis Stane c. 1570, and in 1607 the same lands are recorded as held by John Galrig (RD., p. 470,500). John Gallic or Gaulrig is also recorded in Dunfermline in 1583 and 1586 (Dunfermline).

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