Gall

in the US

There are 7,563 people with the last name "Gall" in the United States.

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Gall 3,663
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  1. is 3,659th most common Frame
  2. is 3,660th most common Coppola
  3. is 3,661st most common Shuman
  4. is 3,662nd most common Correia
  5. is 3,663rd most common Gall
  6. is 3,664th most common Bobo
  7. is 3,665th most common Cordell
  8. is 3,666th most common Pond
  9. is 3,667th most common Slagle

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Gall

John, Robert, David, Michael, James, Richard, William, Mary, Joseph, Steven



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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