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There are approximately 673 people named Galt in the UK. That makes it the 9,046th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 11 are named Galt.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Scotland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic


Related and similar surnames

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The Galt surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

GALT. O. ISTorse gait!; O. Eng. gait; a boar pig, like the Roman Verres. The word is still retained in the North of England. See Halliwell.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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