Gallaghan Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Discover how your Gallaghan ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.

Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 2
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 0
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 1
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 0

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Gallaghan Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Gallaghan family

Profession Census Frequency
Shoe Maker 1
Male Servant 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Gallaghan

Name Census Frequency
Mary Gallaghan 64
John Gallaghan 60
James Gallaghan 42
Thomas Gallaghan 40
Patrick Gallaghan 38
Margaret Gallaghan 25
Catherine Gallaghan 20
Annie Gallaghan 19
Bridget Gallaghan 18
Michael Gallaghan 17
William Gallaghan 17
Sarah Gallaghan 14
Elizabeth Gallaghan 13
Ellen Gallaghan 13
Peter Gallaghan 13
Ann Gallaghan 12
Edward Gallaghan 9
Charles Gallaghan 7
Richard Gallaghan 7
Joseph Gallaghan 6
Agnes Gallaghan 5
Alice Gallaghan 5
Frances Gallaghan 5
Francis Gallaghan 5
Hugh Gallaghan 5

Gallaghan Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Gallaghan 100% 604
2 Gallaghen 89% 166
3 Gillighan 78% 140

Did you know?

The surname Gallaghan is the most popular version of all its varients

Search for the Gallaghan family