Gall

in West Virginia

There are 56 people with the last name "Gall" in West Virginia.

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Ranking in West Virginia

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Gall 3,491
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  1. is 3,487th most common Dutton
  2. is 3,488th most common Ebbert
  3. is 3,489th most common Forester
  4. is 3,490th most common Frampton
  5. is 3,491st most common Gall
  6. is 3,492nd most common Greaser
  7. is 3,493rd most common Gunther
  8. is 3,494th most common Harmison
  9. is 3,495th most common Hartshorn

Similar Names and Nicknames

Gallagher, Gill, Galloway, Gallegos, Gallo, Gallardo, Gallant, Gulley, Gilley, Gallup

Most Common First Names for Gall

Edward, Alice, Andrew, John, Pirie, Robert, Adam, Angela, Annette



Meaning & History

Scottish, Irish, and English: nickname, of Celtic origin, meaning ‘foreigner’ or ‘stranger’. In the Scottish Highlands the Gaelic term gall was applied to people from the English-speaking lowlands and to Scandinavians; in Ireland the same term was applied to settlers who arrived from Wales and England in the wake of the Anglo-Norman invasion of the 12th century. The surname is also found at an early date in Lincolnshire, where it apparently has a Breton origin, having been introduced by Breton followers of the Norman Conquerors.

French, German, Polish, Slovak, Czech, Danish, etc.: from a personal name (Gallus in Latin) which was widespread in Europe during the Middle Ages, due to the cult of a 7th-century Irish monk and missionary, St. Gall. He established a Christian settlement to the south of Lake Constance, which became the monastery later known as St. Gallen. His name was taken into Czech as Havel and into Polish as Gaweł, the extra syllable being introduced by analogy with Latin Paulus, which yielded Czech Pavel and Polish Paweł.

Hungarian (Gáll): variant of Gál (see Gal).


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