Galbraith

English

Alternative forms

Colbath, Culbreath

Etymology

Scottish ethnic surname from Scottish Gaelic gall (“stranger, foreigner”) + Breathnach (“Briton”).

Proper noun

Galbraith (plural Galbraiths)

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Galbraith is the 3997^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8886 individuals. Galbraith is most common among White (92.96%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Galbraith”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 6.

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