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    The surname Galaz

    A surname, carried by 1,586 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex G420

    Galaz: #17,691 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Galaz #17,691, 1,586 people Galaz: #17,691 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Galaz #17,691, 1,586 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Galaz is more common than 89.1% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,586 people named Galaz in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 194,669 Americans. That is up 28% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,243.

    #17,691
    rank among US surnames
    1,586
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +27.6%
    change since 2000 (was #19,976)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #17,682Najjar1,587194,547
    #17,691Pangburn1,586194,669
    #17,699Orwig1,585194,792

    Who is named Galaz

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

    87% of people named Galaz identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 9.1% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 87%
    • White (not Hispanic) 9.1%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 3.1%
    • Two or more races 0.4%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Galaz

    Galaz 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 Galaz?
    1,586 people in the United States had the surname Galaz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 194,669 Americans. It ranked 17,691st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Galaz?
    In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Galaz identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 9.1% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Galaz getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,243 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,586 in 2010, up 28%.