How common is the surname Galasso?

2,524 people in the United States had the surname Galasso in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 122,324 Americans. It ranked 12,320th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Galasso?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Galasso identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Galasso?

Frankie J. Galasso, American singer and actor, followed by Michael Galasso.

Where is the surname Galasso most common?

Wikidata records people named Galasso in the United States.

Is the surname Galasso getting more or less common?

More common. 2,478 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,524 in 2010, up 1.9%.

The surname Galasso

A surname, carried by 2,524 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex G420

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Galasso is more common than 92.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,524 people named Galasso in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 122,324 Americans. That is up 1.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,478.

#12,320

rank among US surnames

2,524

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+1.9%

change since 2000 (was #11,621)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,312	Bradburn	2,525	122,275
#12,320	Galasso	2,524	122,324
#12,323	Dendy	2,523	122,372
#12,328	Reason	2,522	122,421

Who is named Galasso

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

94% of people named Galasso identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.9%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Galassos

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Frankie J. Galasso
American singer and actor, born 1985
Michael Galasso
American musician (1949-2009)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Galasso

Galasso has the Soundex code G420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G420.

Questions

How common is the surname Galasso?: 2,524 people in the United States had the surname Galasso in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 122,324 Americans. It ranked 12,320th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Galasso?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Galasso identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Galasso?: Frankie J. Galasso, American singer and actor, followed by Michael Galasso.
Where is the surname Galasso most common?: Wikidata records people named Galasso in the United States.
Is the surname Galasso getting more or less common?: More common. 2,478 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,524 in 2010, up 1.9%.