A Scottish and English surname, Galloway comes from the Old Gaelic term ‘gall’ and the Old English term ‘weg’ means a stranger on the road or traveling. The spelling variations for Galloway include Gallaway, Gilloway, Golaway and Galawaie. In England most of the country has Galloway families. The greater numbers are found in Yorkshire, Durham, Lancashire and in the city of London. There are some Galloways also in Wales. In Scotland the Galloway surname is popular across the country. The areas with the highest population carrying the Galloway name are Fife, Lanarkshire, Wigtownshire, Kirkcudbrightshire, Midlothian, Perthshire, Angus, Ayrshire, Renfrewshire and Stirlingshire. Within the United States the Galloway families first settled in New York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Ohio, Michigan, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama and Illinois. Famous: William and John Galloway (19th century English engineering company making steam engines and boilers), Drew Galloway (professional wrestler from Scotland), Joey Galloway (professional football player), George Galloway (English author and broadcaster), Jack Galloway (footballer), Alexander R. Galloway (author), Jeff Galloway (Olympia runner) and Matt Galloway (journalist and radio personality in Canada).