The Gailey surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,690 people carried this name — #8,873 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 80,000 people counted. That is down 6% from 3,925 in 2000.

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In print

Gailey in American newspapers,
1917–1929.

Newspaper page from The Vashon Island Record carrying the name Gailey
The Vashon Island Record 1917-11-01
Newspaper page from The Lexington Advertiser carrying the name Gailey
The Lexington Advertiser 1929-10-17

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,715 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Gailey in Australian newspapers,
1850s–2000s.

4,934 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Gailey. The most, 1,114, date from the 1890s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 4.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 4,116
New South Wales 523
Victoria 108
South Australia 79
Western Australia 61
Tasmania 30
ACT (Canberra) 8
Northern Territory 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Gailey.

Who carried it

People named Gailey,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Richard Gailey
    Richard Gailey 1834–1924 · architect
  • Charles K. Gailey
    Charles K. Gailey 1901–1966 · military officer
  • Francis Gailey 1882–1972 · swimmer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Gailey,
in the records of 3 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States238 records

238 records of the Gailey name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 108
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 47
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 34
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 19
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 17
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 6
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Elmer W. Gailey

    Born 1914 in Texas. Enlisted 1942 at Abilene; farmer from Palo Pinto County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at Mount Marion Cemetery, Strawn, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Robert George Gailey

    Born 1930; from Beaver County, Pennsylvania. U.S. Army, automotive mechanic; declared dead 1950 in South Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Ellen Gailey

    Arrived at New York in 1851 aboard the Sheela from Londonderry, aged 26; laborer. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain)

Showing 3 of 238 records for Gailey in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia64 records

64 records of the Gailey name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 26
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 24
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 6
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 5
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 3
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Richard Gailey

    Arrived in Queensland in 1878 aboard the Corinth, aged 4.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Maurice David Gailey

    Retired clerk of South Oakleigh, Victoria; died 1998.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record William George Gailey

    Of Croydon, New South Wales; died 1938.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 64 records for Gailey in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada5 records

5 records of the Gailey name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 3
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Louise Charlotte Gailey

    Buried in 1958 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Eva Gailey

    Buried in 1918 at Fairview Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario.

    City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Charles Edward Gailey

    Died in service in 1941.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 5 records for Gailey in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

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