# Galler

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'''Galler''' is a surname of [German](/source/Germans) and [Anglo-Norman French](/source/Anglo-Norman_French) origin and a common name of Jewish families in [Poland](/source/Poland), [Israel](/source/Israel), and the [United States](/source/United_States). It is estimated that fewer than 4,000 individuals have this name worldwide.<ref>[http://www.geneanet.org/nom-de-famille/GALLER?lang=en&lexique=diminutif&nom=GALLER "Surname Galler"], GeneaNet, accessed 30 September 2011</ref> 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](/source/Haller).  

Notable people with this surname include:

* [Bernard Galler](/source/Bernard_Galler) (1928–2006), American mathematician and computer scientist
* [Bruno Galler](/source/Bruno_Galler) (born 1946), Swiss football referee
* [Lev Galler](/source/Lev_Galler) (1883–1950), Russian military leader

==German surname==
Galler is one of the rarest German surnames, occurring mainly in [Germany](/source/Germany) (90%), the [United States Of America](/source/United_States_Of_America) (3%), and [Switzerland](/source/Switzerland) (7%). Its origins predate [medieval](/source/medieval) times in Germany. The first known mention of this name was in [Nürburg](/source/N%C3%BCrburg) (a tribal area), during the [Holy Roman Empire](/source/Holy_Roman_Empire). It would be classified as a [protestant](/source/protestant) name, although it predates the [Protestant Reformation](/source/Protestant_Reformation).<ref name=NameLab-Galler>[http://genealogy.familyeducation.com/surname-origin/galler "Name Lab: Galler"], Family Education, accessed 30 September 2011</ref>
People associated with St. Gallen in Switzerland are also called gallers.

==Anglo-Norman French surname==
Galler is from the [Old French](/source/History_of_French) "galure" or  "galier", a [coxcomb](/source/Dandy) or spark, usually given to someone who was happy, good-humored, or of pleasant temperament. The Old French is a form of [Waller](/source/Waller_(surname)), which derives from the [Anglo-Norman French](/source/Anglo-Norman_French) Wallier.<ref>[http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Galler "Last name: Galler"], Surname Database, accessed 30 September 2011</ref>  The name may also derive from the nickname [Galliard](/source/Gaillard_(disambiguation)), meaning bold or joyous.<ref>[http://www.houseofnames.com/Galler-history?A=54323-292 "Galler surname"], House of Names, accessed 30 September 2011</ref>

==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](/source/Galor_(surname)), 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.<ref name=NameLab-Galler/>

German archives estimates that only about 3,800+ people bear the surname Galler worldwide.

==See also== 
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* [Galor (surname)](/source/Galor_(surname))
* [Gallier](/source/Gallier)
* [Galler-Rabinowitz](/source/Loren_Galler-Rabinowitz), American ice dancer 
* [Amir Gal-Or](/source/Amir_Gal-Or) (born 1962), Israeli entrepreneur
* [Katharina Galor](/source/Katharina_Galor) ([fl.](/source/floruit) 2000s), Israeli archaeologist
* [Oded Galor](/source/Oded_Galor) (fl. c. 1900s), Israeli economist & academic

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