Gallagher

== English == === Etymology === From Irish Ó Gallachóir, from Old Irish Ó Gallchobhair, Ó Gallchobhoir, a surname meaning "descendants of Gallchobair". === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡæ.lə.ɡə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡæ.lə.ɡəɹ/ Rhymes: -æləɡəɹ === Proper noun === Gallagher (countable and uncountable, plural Gallaghers) A surname from Irish; variant forms Gallager, Gallaher, Galleher, Galligher, Galliher, Gollaher, Golliher. Numerous placed in the United States: A township in Clinton County, Pennsylvania. An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Gallagher is the 479th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 69,834 individuals. Gallager is most common among White (94.6%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gallagher”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 7. “Gallagher”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.