How common is the surname Gál?

1,179 people in the United States had the surname Gál in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 261,871 Americans. It ranked 22,000th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Gál?

In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Gál identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Gál?

Hans Gál, Austrian composer, musicologist and pianist, followed by Sandra Gal.

Where is the surname Gál most common?

Wikidata records people named Gál in Austria and Germany.

Is the surname Gál getting more or less common?

More common. 927 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,179 in 2010, up 27%.

The surname Gál

A surname, carried by 1,179 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex G400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gál is more common than 86.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,179 people named Gál in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 261,871 Americans. That is up 27% since 2000, when the Census counted 927.

#22,000

rank among US surnames

1,179

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+27.2%

change since 2000 (was #25,098)

Who is named Gál

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

89% of people named Gál identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.9% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gáls

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Hans Gál
Austrian composer, musicologist and pianist, 1890–1987
Sandra Gal
All-American college golfer, German professional golfer, LPGA Tour member, born 1985

Notable Gáls come mostly from Austria (1) and Germany (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gál

Gál has the Soundex code G400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G400.

Questions

How common is the surname Gál?: 1,179 people in the United States had the surname Gál in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 261,871 Americans. It ranked 22,000th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gál?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Gál identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Gál?: Hans Gál, Austrian composer, musicologist and pianist, followed by Sandra Gal.
Where is the surname Gál most common?: Wikidata records people named Gál in Austria and Germany.
Is the surname Gál getting more or less common?: More common. 927 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,179 in 2010, up 27%.