Gallup

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proper noun

A surname.

Less commonScrabble 9

Meanings

proper nounGallup (countable and uncountable, plural Gallups)

plural Gallups

  1. countableA surname.

    Despite wide efforts to encourage more girls and young women to pursue careers in STEM, a new survey from Gallup and the Walton Family Foundation found Gen Z girls significantly lag behind boys in the level of interest expressed in STEM subjects, suggesting more must be done to close the gender gap.

    2023 December 5, Athena Jones, “Efforts to close gender interest gap in STEM must be stepped up, Gen Z survey shows”, in CNN
  2. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of McKinley County, New Mexico, United States.

    Driving north from Gallup, New Mexico, on State Route 491 toward the Four Corners Monument, one passes through the vast, arid lands of the eastern Navajo Nation.

    2018 July 17, Autumn Spanne, “Check out these crazy rock formations across the United States”, in CNN

Origin

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

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APA

Gallup. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gallup

MLA

“Gallup.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gallup. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gallup,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gallup.

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