Galey is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Galey
No. of characters: 5
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Galey

How popular is Galey?

Galey is common in United States.

Galey is ranked 116718 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Galeies plummeted by 1.832061 per cent to 1286 since 2000 and slipped by 1427 spots and ranked at 20601. The last name was found in around 4 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 92.15 92.9
Hispanic or Latino 3.11 1.83
Black 1.71 2.52
Others 1.24 1.3
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.01 0.38
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.78 1.07
Galey is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Bhutan. Around 3457 people have been found who wears Galey as their family name. Galey is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
83,734 Belarus9
14,193 Egypt3
6,353 Panama2
24,766 Scotland2
118,441 Germany2
120,357 Argentina1
30,360 Thailand1
24,771 Colombia1
13,606 Senegal1
6,149 Ethiopia1
90,903 Moldova1
810,193 Indonesia1
153,416 Italy1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
18,969 Wales1
7,292 Vietnam1
8,268 Mauritius1
118,015 Netherlands1
53,505 Turkey1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
43,731 Australia46
28,564 Switzerland36
18,889 New Zealand26
368,094 India25
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
79,768 Ukraine56
Countries with hundreds of Galey:
13,161 France710
14,064 Spain242
241 Bhutan231
25,574 Canada135
34,900 England124
109,297 Russia104
Countries with thousands of Galey:
19,167 United States1,690
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Workman Tim Galey from Ireland aboard the Fidelia from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 48 years old when he arrived in USA on May 11, 1850.

Comments

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Nan Auerbach
 galey is a surname, which means regional variation burgundy roller, designating in merry old french companion nickname.

Galey Namesakes

  • Jean Marie Galey, Actor
  • Mati Galey, Jean Marie Galey's son
  • Matthieu Galey, Writer
  • Abhin Galeya, Actor

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