How common is the surname Gallagher?

69,834 people in the United States had the surname Gallagher in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 4,421 Americans. It ranked 479th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Gallagher?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Gallagher identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Gallagher?

Gallagher, American stand-up comedian, followed by Peter Gallagher.

Where is the surname Gallagher most common?

Wikidata records people named Gallagher in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.

How do you pronounce Gallagher?

Gallagher is /ˈɡæ.lə.ɡəɹ/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Gallagher getting more or less common?

More common. 68,075 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 69,834 in 2010, up 2.6%.

The surname Gallagher

An Irish surname, carried by 69,834 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈɡæ.lə.ɡəɹ/ 3 syllables Soundex G426

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gallagher is more common than 99.7% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

From Irish Ó Gallachóir, from Old Irish Ó Gallchobhair, Ó Gallchobhoir, a surname meaning "descendants of Gallchobair".

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 69,834 people named Gallagher in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 4,421 Americans. That is up 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 68,075.

#479

rank among US surnames

69,834

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+2.6%

change since 2000 (was #433)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#470	Hubbard	70,362	4,388
#471	Hodges	70,223	4,397
#472	Zhang	70,125	4,403
#473	Guerra	70,071	4,406
#474	Wolf	70,031	4,409
#475	Valencia	70,000	4,411
#476	Saunders	69,943	4,414

Who is named Gallagher

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named Gallagher identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gallaghers

28 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gallagher
American stand-up comedian, 1946–2022
Peter Gallagher
American actor, born 1955
Aidan Gallagher
American actor, born 2003
David Gallagher
American actor, born 1985
Paul Gallagher
British Catholic prelate (born 1954)
John Gallagher, Jr.
American actor and musician, born 1984
Megan Gallagher
American theater and television actor, born 1960
Helen Gallagher
American performance artist, 1926–2024
Vince Gallagher
American rower (1899–1983)
Jimmy Gallagher
American soccer player (1901–1971)
Jessica Gallagher
Australian Paralympic alpine skier, born 1986
Katy Gallagher
6th Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory (born 1970)

Notable Gallaghers come mostly from the United States (22), the United Kingdom (4) and Australia (2).

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Gallagher come from?: From Irish Ó Gallachóir, from Old Irish Ó Gallchobhair, Ó Gallchobhoir, a surname meaning "descendants of Gallchobair".
How common is the surname Gallagher?: 69,834 people in the United States had the surname Gallagher in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 4,421 Americans. It ranked 479th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gallagher?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Gallagher identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Gallagher?: Gallagher, American stand-up comedian, followed by Peter Gallagher.
Where is the surname Gallagher most common?: Wikidata records people named Gallagher in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.
How do you pronounce Gallagher?: Gallagher is /ˈɡæ.lə.ɡəɹ/, 3 syllables.
Is the surname Gallagher getting more or less common?: More common. 68,075 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 69,834 in 2010, up 2.6%.