Galtney Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

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

Galtney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galtney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1841:1,969,886126,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Galtney Last Name Facts

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

The surname Galtney is found most frequently in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Galtney? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,252,959th most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 39,606,228 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Galtney are found; 84 percent are found in North America and 84 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 184 people, or 1 in 1,969,886. In The United States it is mostly found in: Mississippi, where 24 percent live, Nevada, where 8 percent live and Illinois, where 7 percent live.

Galtney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Galtney has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 736 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Galtney Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Galtney last name are 1.94% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.17% registered with the political party.

Galtney earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.36% less than the national average, earning $31,342 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaultney93860/
Galtny920/
Hgaultney881/
Altnejy861/
Galtner860/
Gaultny860/
Altne8318/
Altny830/
Gaultner802/
Altner77739/
Altneu77131/
Altnie772/
Altnoy772/
Altnoe771/
Goltny770/
Haltner71294/
Altinne7127/
Haltnes7124/
Goltner7114/
Altınay718/
Altimne711/
Haltness6715/
Altni679/
Golthner672/
Hailtner670/
Aultneth670/

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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
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  • 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 Galtney
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