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 3997th 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.