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Where Does The Last Name Galt Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Galt (Arabic: غلط, Marathi: गालट, Russian: Галт) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Galt? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 117,918^th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,868,123 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Galt reside; 46 percent reside in North America and 45 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Galt is also the 378,365^th most frequently occurring given name in the world. It is borne by 502 people.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 1,622 people, or 1 in 223,464. In The United States Galt is most numerous in: California, where 14 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and Florida, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 56 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent are found and Mongolia, where 9 percent are found.

Galt Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Galt has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 303 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 256 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 49 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Galt Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Presbyterian (64%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Galt last name are 7.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.13% registered with the political party.

The amount Galt earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 22.22% less than the national average, earning R 184,824 per year; in United States they earn 10.91% more than the national average, earning $47,856 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.63% more than the national average, earning $52,978 CAD per year.