Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mag Sheanlaoich ‘son of Seanlaoch’ a personal name based on sean ‘old’ + laoch ‘hero warrior’. See Shanley .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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Where is the Ganley family from?
You can see how Ganley families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Ganley family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Ganley families were found in USA in 1920. In 1911 there were 42 Ganley families living in Ontario. This was about 55% of all the recorded Ganley's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Ganley families in 1911.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Ganley surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
In 1921, Farmer and Student were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Ganley. 67% of Ganley men worked as a Farmer and 34% of Ganley women worked as a Student. Some less common occupations for Americans named Ganley were Ouvrier and Stenographer. .
Between 1953 and 2004, in the United States, Ganley life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1955, and highest in 2000. The average life expectancy for Ganley in 1953 was 41, and 71 in 2004.