as a Last Name
- 371
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Galway
Meaning & Origins
Irish: probably a variant of Scottish Galloway, rather than a habitational name from the place of this name in southern Connacht. During the Middle Ages Galways were wealthy merchants on the south coast of Ireland, but now the name is largely confined to Ulster.
| 49,664th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Hundreds
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 371
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Maine
- has the most people named Galway per capita
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