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

The surname Galwey is found most in Australia. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

It is the 968,490^th most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 27,192,336 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 66 percent of Galwey reside; 66 percent reside in Australasia and 66 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Galwey is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is borne by 167 people, or 1 in 161,651. In Australia it is most common in: New South Wales, where 51 percent are found, Queensland, where 19 percent are found and South Australia, where 14 percent are found. Other than Australia it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent are found and England, where 7 percent are found.

Galwey Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Galwey has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 522 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 78 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Galwey Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (48%) in Ireland.

In The United States Galwey are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Galwey earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.4% less than the national average, earning $41,680 USD per year.