Gallay surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Gallay surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 119 people carried this name — #140,157 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted. That is down 8% from 130 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 1,046 people named Gallay.

27 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 47 départements, most often Haute-Savoie.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 27
Haute-Savoie 395
Seine-Maritime 102
Paris 82
Isère 74
Rhône 50
Indre-et-Loire 38
Saône-et-Loire 35
Eure 29

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 983 people named Gallay live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Entre Ríos.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Entre Ríos 400
Santa Fe 341
Buenos Aires Province 136
Córdoba 69
Chaco 20
City of Buenos Aires 17

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

306 people named Gallay live in Switzerland.

They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Vaud 161
Geneva 83
Valais 36
Bern 10
Fribourg 6
Neuchâtel 4
Basel-Stadt 3
Zurich 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

Who carried it

People named Gallay,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jacques François Gallay
    Jacques François Gallay 1795–1864 · composer
  • Jules Gallay
    Jules Gallay 1822–1897 · lawyer
  • Maurice Gallay
    Maurice Gallay 1848–1898 · businessperson
  • Abeille Villard-Gallay
    Abeille Villard-Gallay 1879–1951 · tennis player
  • Georges Gallay d. 2001 · basketball player
  • Jacques Gallay 1708–1755 · architect

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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