How common is the last name Gallagher?

67,066 people in the United States have the last name Gallagher, about 1 in 4,457. It ranks #488 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

GALLAGHER

#488

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
67,066
About
1 in 4,457
This common or more
31.7%
Who bears it

Of the 67,066 people with the last name Gallagher, 91.8% reported their origin as White, 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino and 2.7% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Gallagher

#486 Hodges · 67,360#487 Saunders · 67,352#489 Malone · 66,928#490 Farmer · 66,667

Spelled almost the same

4 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Gallagher, most common first.

#28,233 Gallacher · 900#64,670 Gallaugher · 332#67,362 Galligher · 316#148,665 Galigher · 111

Also a first name

As a first name, Gallagher ranks #52,745 of 53,615, with 105 people. See Gallagher as a first name

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