How common is the surname Galante?

4,038 people in the United States had the surname Galante in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 76,460 Americans. It ranked 8,217th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Galante?

In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Galante identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Galante?

Carmine Galante, American Mafia boss (1910-1979), followed by Joseph Anthony Galante.

Where is the surname Galante most common?

Wikidata records people named Galante in the United States.

Is the surname Galante getting more or less common?

More common. 3,689 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,038 in 2010, up 9.5%.

The surname Galante

An Italian surname, carried by 4,038 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex G453

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Galante is more common than 94.9% of them.

Origin

Italian origin

Borrowed from Italian Galante.

One of 798 Italian surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,038 people named Galante in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 76,460 Americans. That is up 9.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,689.

#8,217

rank among US surnames

4,038

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+9.5%

change since 2000 (was #8,260)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,212	Delisle	4,041	76,403
#8,213	Hartsell	4,040	76,422
#8,216	Ji	4,039	76,441
#8,217	Sheth	4,038	76,460
#8,220	Surber	4,037	76,479
#8,222	Fontanez	4,036	76,498

Who is named Galante

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

91% of people named Galante identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.2%
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.

Famous Galantes

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Carmine Galante
American Mafia boss (1910-1979)
Joseph Anthony Galante
American Catholic bishop (1938–2019)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Galante

Galante has the Soundex code G453, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G453.

Other Italian surnames

All 798 Italian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Galante come from?: Borrowed from Italian Galante.
How common is the surname Galante?: 4,038 people in the United States had the surname Galante in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 76,460 Americans. It ranked 8,217th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Galante?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Galante identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Galante?: Carmine Galante, American Mafia boss (1910-1979), followed by Joseph Anthony Galante.
Where is the surname Galante most common?: Wikidata records people named Galante in the United States.
Is the surname Galante getting more or less common?: More common. 3,689 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,038 in 2010, up 9.5%.