indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Surname (from occupation & from nickname)
Usage Scottish (Latinized, Rare), Irish, German
Meaning & History
Scottish and Irish: variant of Gall
German: nickname for a unmannered person, from Middle Low German gul ‘horse’, ‘workhorse’, ‘stallion’.
German: nickname for a unmannered person, from Middle Low German gul ‘horse’, ‘workhorse’, ‘stallion’.