Galler is a surname of

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

and

Anglo-Norman French Anglo-Norman (; ), also known as Anglo-Norman French, was a dialect of Old Norman that was used in England and, to a lesser extent, other places in Great Britain and Ireland during the Anglo-Norman period. Origin The term "Anglo-Norman" har ...

origin and a common name of Jewish families in

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

Israel Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...

, and the

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. It is estimated that fewer than 4,000 individuals have this name worldwide. The name is also found as Galier, Gallier, Galor, Galer, and Gal-Or. It may also be a Russian language rendering of the surname

Haller Haller is a surname of English language, English and German language, German origin. Notable people and characters with the surname include: * Albin Haller (1849–1925), French chemist * Albrecht von Haller (1708–1777), Swiss anatomist and physi ...

. Notable people with this surname include: *

Bernard Galler Bernard A. Galler (October 3, 1928 – September 4, 2006) was an American mathematician and computer scientist at the University of Michigan who was involved in the development of large-scale operating systems and computer languages including t ...

(1928–2006), American mathematician and computer scientist *

Bruno Galler Bruno Galler (born 21 October 1946 in Baden) is a retired football referee from Switzerland. He refereed one match in the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain (West Germany vs. Chile, 4–1). He also refereed the Cup Winners final on 9 May 1990, at ...

(born 1946), Swiss football referee *

Lev Galler Lev Mikhailovich Galler (Born Leo Julius Alexander Philipp von Haller; ; – 12 July 1950) was a Soviet military leader and admiral of Baltic German origin. Galler was born into a Baltic German family of a military engineer Philipp Michael Hu ...

(1883–1950), Russian military leader

German surname

Galler is one of the rarest German surnames, occurring mainly in

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

(90%), the

(3%), and

Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...

(7%). Its origins predate

medieval In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similarly to the post-classical period of World history (field), global history. It began with the fall of the West ...

times in Germany. The first known mention of this name was in

Nürburg Nürburg () is a town in the German district of Ahrweiler, in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is also the name of the local castle, Nürburg Castle, which was built in the High Middle Ages. The castle is made of basalt which usually has ...

(a tribal area), during the

Holy Roman Empire The Holy Roman Empire, also known as the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation after 1512, was a polity in Central and Western Europe, usually headed by the Holy Roman Emperor. It developed in the Early Middle Ages, and lasted for a millennium ...

. It would be classified as a

protestant Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that emphasizes Justification (theology), justification of sinners Sola fide, through faith alone, the teaching that Salvation in Christianity, salvation comes by unmerited Grace in Christianity, divin ...

name, although it predates the

Protestant Reformation The Reformation, also known as the Protestant Reformation or the European Reformation, was a time of major theological movement in Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the papacy and ...

."Name Lab: Galler"
Family Education, accessed 30 September 2011 People associated with St. Gallen in Switzerland are also called gallers.

Anglo-Norman French surname

Galler is from the

Old French Old French (, , ; ) was the language spoken in most of the northern half of France approximately between the late 8th

coxcomb Coxcomb may refer to: * Coxcomb (ornithology), a fleshy growth on the top of the head of many gallinaceous birds * Coxcomb (plant) or ''Celosia'', a small genus of edible and ornamental plants * ''The Coxcomb'' (play), an early Jacobean era sta ...

or spark, usually given to someone who was happy, good-humored, or of pleasant temperament. The Old French is a form of

Waller, which derives from the

Wallier. The name may also derive from the nickname Gaillard (disambiguation)">Galliard The ''galliard'' (; ; ) was a form of Renaissance dance and Renaissance music, music popular all over Europe in the 16th century. It is mentioned in dance manuals from England, Portugal, France, Spain, Germany, and Italy. Dance form The ''gal ...

, meaning bold or joyous."Galler surname"
House of Names, accessed 30 September 2011

Jewish family name

Galler is a common name of Jewish families who lived in Poland for hundreds of years prior to 1942 and who currently live in Israel and the United States. Examples in Poland: Lipa [Lippa] Galler, Benjamin Galler, Abraham Galler, David Galler, and Israel Galler. In Israel: Benjamin Galler, Gadi Galler, Dan Galler, Tzvi Galler, and Offer Galler. Some of the Gallers in Israel have changed their name to Galor, Gal-or and Gal, like Amir Gal-Or, Benjamin Gal-Or, Gillad Galor, Talia Gal-Or, Raz Gal-Or, Amit Gal-Or, Gonen Galor, Ariel Galor, Esther Gal-Or, and Naomi Gal-Or. German archives estimates that only about 3,800+ people bear the surname Galler worldwide.

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