Le Gall Surname

20,381st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,827 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Le Gall Surname User-submission:

The Breton surname, Ar Gall, means 'the Frenchman', 'the foreigner', 'the French-speaking person'. The Breton definite article, ar, has been translated as Le by French scribes, like in many Breton surnames. So Le Gall is Breton with a French article.

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Le Gall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France26,0981:2,545171
French Polynesia1231:2,283462
Australia1221:221,27621,136
Thailand701:1,009,119153,242
England571:977,51048,999
Canada551:669,92054,285
New Caledonia521:5,3121,081
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Switzerland411:200,31517,548
Trinidad and Tobago371:36,8643,590
Spain301:1,558,40147,033
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Malta181:23,9041,289
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Norway81:642,78647,258
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Saint Pierre and Miquelon51:1,280241
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
China51:273,464,31313,838
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Le Gall Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Breton surname, Ar Gall, means 'the Frenchman', 'the foreigner', 'the French-speaking person'. The Breton definite article, ar, has been translated as Le by French scribes, like in many Breton surnames. So Le Gall is Breton with a French article.

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Le Gall Last Name Facts

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

Le Gall occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Le Gall? popularity and diffusion

The surname Le Gall is the 20,381st most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 271,650 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Le Gall are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

It is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 26,098 people, or 1 in 2,545. In France it is most numerous in: Brittany, where 53 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 16 percent are found and Pays de la Loire, where 6 percent are found. Not including France this surname occurs in 51 countries. It is also common in French Polynesia, where 0 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.

Le Gall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Le Gall has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Le Gall last name grew 713 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 4,700 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Le Gall Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Le Gall earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 67.53% more than the national average, earning $72,286 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.77% less than the national average, earning $47,808 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Le Galle93131/
Le Gaull930/
Le Gal929,487/
Le-Gall86113/
Le Gale863/
La Gall863/
Le Gail861/
Le Al831/
Le Gault8030/
La Galle8030/
Le Halle801/
Le-Gal7732/
La All771/
Le Hal771/
La Gaille753/
Le Halp713/
La Hall711/
La Halle671/
La Al671/
La Gault670/
Le Hold571/
Le-Ol5048/
Le Housel501/
La-Al501/

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Le Gall Reference & Research

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