Last Name GALWAY

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Local: From Galloway, the south-eastern portion of Scotland. Crossing the border the name is soon found in county Northumberland, thence it came into Yorkshire. In Lancashire and the West Riding the name is very well known. The early forms seem to have included Gallowaie, Galaway, Galeway, Galewey, and Galway.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 51,233 (2000 US census) 57,162 (1990 US census)
Count 382 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 91.1%, or 348 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 2.88%, or 11 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 3.14%, or 12 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.83%, or 7 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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