Gallacher
# Gallacher

Gallacher is a surname of Scottish origin and is a variant of the Gaelic Ó Gallchóbhair found chiefly 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
