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    The surname Galano

    A Spanish surname, carried by 605 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex G450

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Galano is more common than 77.3% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    Borrowed from Spanish or Italian Galano. This surname is mostly found in the Philippines.

    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 605 people named Galano in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 510,323 Americans. That is up 18% since 2000, when the Census counted 511.

    #36,900
    rank among US surnames
    605
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +18.4%
    change since 2000 (was #40,335)

    Who is named Galano

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

    45% of people named Galano identified as white (not Hispanic), 28% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 26% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • White (not Hispanic) 45%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 28%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 26%
    • Two or more races 1.2%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Galano

    Galano 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 Galano come from?
    Borrowed from Spanish or Italian Galano. This surname is mostly found in the Philippines.
    How common is the surname Galano?
    605 people in the United States had the surname Galano in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 510,323 Americans. It ranked 36,900th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Galano?
    In the 2010 Census, 45% of people named Galano identified as white (not Hispanic), and 28% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Galano getting more or less common?
    More common. 511 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 605 in 2010, up 18%.