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    The surname Galeas

    A surname, carried by 1,727 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex G420

    Galeas: #16,601 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Galeas #16,601, 1,727 people Galeas: #16,601 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Galeas #16,601, 1,727 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Galeas is more common than 89.8% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,727 people named Galeas in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 178,776 Americans. That is up 83% since 2000, when the Census counted 942.

    #16,601
    rank among US surnames
    1,727
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +83.3%
    change since 2000 (was #24,807)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #16,593Bruneau1,728178,672
    #16,601Rapier1,727178,776

    Who is named Galeas

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

    94% of people named Galeas identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 5.0% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 94%
    • White (not Hispanic) 5.0%
    • Two or more races 0.3%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Galeas

    Galeas 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 Galeas?
    1,727 people in the United States had the surname Galeas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 178,776 Americans. It ranked 16,601st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Galeas?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Galeas identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 5.0% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Galeas getting more or less common?
    More common. 942 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,727 in 2010, up 83%.