As in all things in the Ireland / England story, the Gallagher story in relation to England has been a mixed one. From the conquests and forced ejection from their homeland by the English in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the Gallagher experience often involved significant hardship.
Despite this, England became home to many thousands of Gallaghers over the centuries. They found work and settled in towns and cities across the country. Many Gallaghers served in the British military forces, and many lost their lives doing so, often far from these islands.
Today, there are approximately 30,000 people in England and Wales bearing the Gallagher surname and its variants.
Share Your Gallagher Story
If you are one of the many people with Gallagher family connections in England, we would very much like to hear from you about your own story and that of your family.
In time, and only with the express permission of contributors, we hope to publish a selection of these stories on our website as part of the wider Gallagher Clan history.
1841 Census: Gallagher Surname Variants
England & Wales and Scotland
The table below illustrates the spelling variants of the Gallagher surname as recorded in the 1841 Census, highlighting differences in usage between England & Wales and Scotland.
