_Galt._ Irish _gaill_, genitive of _gall_, stranger; _tún_, town. Town of
the stranger. Gault, of similar derivation.
_Galvin._ Irish _gaill_, of the stranger; _vin_ for _wine_, friend.
Friend of the Gall, the stranger.
_Gate._ _Geát_, a gate.
_Gates._ _Gate_, Gate; _s_ for _sun_, son. Son of Gate.
_Giddings._ _Gidding_, from _gidd_, song, divination; _ing_, descendant;
_s_ for _sun_, son. Son of a descendant of song.
_Gilbert._ Irish _giolla_, a servant; _beorht_, bright. A witty servant.
_Gilling._ _Gill_, Gill; _ing_, son. Son of Gill; son of a servant.
_Gillingham._ _Gilling_, Gilling; _hám_, home. The home of Gilling; the
home of the son of Gill.
_Gipson._ _Gilp_, glory; _sun_, son. The son of glory. Gibson, of like
derivation.
_Gladwin._ _Glæd_, pleased; _wine_, a friend. A happy friend.
_Glenning._ _Glen_, a valley; _ing_, descendant. Son of Glenn; son of a
valley.
_Godfrey._ _Gód_, good; _freá_, lord. A beneficent master.
_Goodacre._ _Gód_, God; _æcer_, acre. God’s acre.
_Goodwin._ _Gód_, good; _wine_, a friend, a benefactor. Godwin, of
similar signification.
_Gould._ _Gold_, a precious metal.
_Graff._ _Græf_, a grave. A ditch; a moat; a fosse. Groff, of like
derivation.
_Graham._ _Grǽg_, gray; _hám_, home. A weather-beaten home. Gramm, most
probably a corruption of the same.
_Grave._ _Græf_, a grave.
_Graves._ _Grave_, Grave; _sun_, son. Son of Grave. Greaves, Greves,
Grieves, modifications of the name.
_Gregg._ _Grǽg_, gray. Grigg, corruption of the name.
_Gregson._ _Grǽg_, gray; _sun_, son. Son of Gregg. Grayson, the same in
another form.
_Grindler._ _Grindel_, a clog; _er_ for Irish _fear_, a man. The wearer
of a wooden shoe.
_Grindrod._ _Grund_, ground; _rod_, a rod. Divining-rod.
_Grund._ _Grund_, ground.
_Grunder._ _Grund_, ground; _er_ for _fear_, man. A farmer.
_Guilford._ _Gild_, tribute; _ford_, a stream. Stream-tribute; ferry-toll.
_Gummery._ _Guma_, man; _ríce_, kingdom. Kingdom of man.
_Guthrie._ _Gúth_, fight, war; _ríce_, kingdom. Kingdom of sin.