Gallacher

Gallacher is a surname of Irish origin and is a variant of the Gaelic Ó Gallchóbhair found commonly in Scotland. The name Ó Gallchóbhair has been variously anglicised as Gallagher, Gallaher, Gallaugher, Goligher etc.

Notable people with the surname include:


 * Brian Gallacher, Scottish footballer
 * Bernard Gallacher, Scottish golfer
 * Frank Gallacher, Scottish-Australian actor
 * Hughie Gallacher, Scottish international footballer (Airdrieonians, Newcastle United)
 * Jim Gallacher, Scottish football goalkeeper (Clydebank)
 * Kevin Gallacher, Scottish football player and TV sports pundit
 * Kirsty Gallacher, Scottish television presenter often specialising in sport programmes
 * Liz Gallacher, British film music supervisor
 * Mike Gallacher, Australian politician
 * Pat Gallacher, Scottish footballer (Partick Thistle, Tottenham Hotspur, Luton Town)
 * Pat Gallacher (footballer, born 1913) (1913–1983), Scottish footballer
 * Patrick Gallacher,"Patsy", Scottish international footballer (Sunderland, Stoke City, Scotland)
 * Patsy Gallacher, Irish footballer (Celtic)
 * Paul Gallacher, Scottish international football goalkeeper (Dundee United, Norwich City, Dunfermline Athletic, St Mirren, Partick Thistle)
 * Skeets Gallacher (1925–2013), Scottish boxer
 * Stephen Gallacher, Scottish golfer
 * Stirling Gallacher, English TV and stage actress
 * Tom Gallacher, Scottish playwright
 * Tommy Gallacher (1922–2001), Scottish footballer (Dundee)
 * Willie Gallacher, Scottish trade unionist, activist and communist