Given name & surname
Galloway
“a man from Gaul”
Galloway is used as a given name and a surname. One Latin interpretation is “a man from Gaul.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Latin interpretation is “a man from Gaul.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1989. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Galloway through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10
- 10 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2015. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 33,610 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Galloway’s family of names
Galloway has a related form in Galo. Galloway has a related form in Gallman. Galloway has a related form in Gallmann.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Galovariant
- Galmannvariant
- Gallmannvariant
- Galmanvariant
- Gallmanvariant
- Gallwayvariant
- Galwayvariant
- Gallovariant
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