# Gallup

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #24,763

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. A city, the county seat of McKinley County, New Mexico, United States.

## Etymology
English surname, possibly from the verb gallop; or also possibly shortened from Galpin.

## Easily confused with
- **Gollum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gallup-vs-gollum)
- **gall** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gall-vs-gallup)
- **Gallo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gallo-vs-gallup)
- **gallon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gallon-vs-gallup)
- **galley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/galley-vs-gallup)
- **gallop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gallop-vs-gallup)
- **Gallic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gallic-vs-gallup)
- **gallium** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gallium-vs-gallup)

## Common misspellings (7)
`agllup`, `gallpu`, `gallupp`, `galulp`, `galup`, `ggallup`, `glalup`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/gallup