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    The surname Galarza

    A surname, carried by 10,601 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex G462

    Galarza: #3,368 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Galarza #3,368, 10,601 people Galarza: #3,368 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Galarza #3,368, 10,601 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Galarza is more common than 97.9% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 10,601 people named Galarza in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 29,124 Americans. That is up 36% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,811.

    #3,368
    rank among US surnames
    10,601
    people in 2010
    3.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +35.7%
    change since 2000 (was #4,205)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,359Kitchens10,64728,998
    #3,360Libby10,63129,042
    #3,362Crider10,62129,069
    #3,363Newkirk10,62029,072
    #3,364Malcolm10,61829,078
    #3,365Montenegro10,60629,110
    #3,366Gulley10,60529,113

    Who is named Galarza

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

    93% of people named Galarza identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 5.5% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 93%
    • White (not Hispanic) 5.5%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
    • Two or more races 0.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Galarzas

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Ximena Galarza
      Bolivian journalist, born 1972
    • Mariano Galarza
      Argentine rugby union footballer, born 1986
    • Ramona Galarza
      Argentinian singer (1940–2020)

    Notable Galarzas come mostly from Argentina (2) and Bolivia (1).

    Questions

    How common is the surname Galarza?
    10,601 people in the United States had the surname Galarza in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 29,124 Americans. It ranked 3,368th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Galarza?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Galarza identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 5.5% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Galarza?
    Ximena Galarza, Bolivian journalist, followed by Mariano Galarza.
    Where is the surname Galarza most common?
    Wikidata records people named Galarza in Argentina and Bolivia.
    Is the surname Galarza getting more or less common?
    More common. 7,811 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,601 in 2010, up 36%.