Garlough

Garlough Meaning & Origin

About Garlough
The surname Garlough is of English origin and is derived from the Old English word "gar," meaning "spear," and "hlaw," meaning "hill." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Garlough can be interpreted as "hill of the spear." It is likely that the name was originally given to someone who lived near or on a hill where spears were used or stored, or it could have been a nickname for someone skilled in spear fighting.

🌍 Origin
📏 Surname Length
💬 Number of Syllables
🔠 Starting Letter

Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Garlough is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Garlough: 247
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 77522
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.08

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Garlough based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Garlough is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KRLF
🗽 NYSIIS
GA
🔊 Soundex
G064020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
G AA1 R L AO0
🌐 IPA
/garlough*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KRLF', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
G642

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Garlough in Braille

Here's how to represent Garlough in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Garlough in braille

How to sign the name Garlough using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Garlough using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Garlough in sign language

Numerology