How common is the surname Galang?

2,559 people in the United States had the surname Galang in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 120,651 Americans. It ranked 12,180th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Galang getting more or less common?

More common. 1,883 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,559 in 2010, up 36%.

The surname Galang

A Kapampangan surname, carried by 2,559 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G452

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Galang is more common than 92.5% of them.

Origin

Kapampangan origin

Filipino surname, either from Kapampangan Galang, from Tagalog Galang. Loosely translated as "honorable, respected".

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,559 people named Galang in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 120,651 Americans. That is up 36% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,883.

#12,180

rank among US surnames

2,559

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+35.9%

change since 2000 (was #14,514)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,174	Colindres	2,560	120,604
#12,180	Frerichs	2,559	120,651
#12,182	Kollman	2,558	120,698
#12,186	Gayton	2,557	120,745
#12,188	Alldredge	2,556	120,792

Who is named Galang

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

88% of people named Galang identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 4.9% as two or more races and 3.4% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 88%
Two or more races 4.9%
White (not Hispanic) 3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%

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

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Questions

Where does the surname Galang come from?: Filipino surname, either from Kapampangan Galang, from Tagalog Galang. Loosely translated as "honorable, respected".
How common is the surname Galang?: 2,559 people in the United States had the surname Galang in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 120,651 Americans. It ranked 12,180th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Galang?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Galang identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 4.9% as two or more races.
Is the surname Galang getting more or less common?: More common. 1,883 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,559 in 2010, up 36%.