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    The surname Galan

    A Spanish surname, carried by 8,293 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex G450

    Galan: #4,289 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Galan #4,289, 8,293 people Galan: #4,289 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Galan #4,289, 8,293 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Galan is more common than 97.4% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    From Spanish Galán, from galán (“gallant”). Doublet of Gallant.

    One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 8,293 people named Galan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 37,230 Americans. That is up 37% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,057.

    #4,289
    rank among US surnames
    8,293
    people in 2010
    2.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +36.9%
    change since 2000 (was #5,290)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #4,284Nathan8,30037,198
    #4,285Cato8,29837,207
    #4,287Partin8,29637,216
    #4,289Galan8,29337,230

    Who is named Galan

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

    80% of people named Galan identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 15% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 80%
    • White (not Hispanic) 15%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 3.4%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
    • Two or more races 0.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Galans

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Mónica Galán
      Argentine actress (1950-2019)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Galan

    Galan has the Soundex code G450, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G450.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Galan come from?
    From Spanish Galán, from galán (“gallant”). Doublet of Gallant.
    How common is the surname Galan?
    8,293 people in the United States had the surname Galan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,230 Americans. It ranked 4,289th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Galan?
    In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Galan identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 15% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Galan?
    Mónica Galán, Argentine actress (1950-2019).
    Where is the surname Galan most common?
    Wikidata records people named Galan in Argentina.
    Is the surname Galan getting more or less common?
    More common. 6,057 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,293 in 2010, up 37%.