The surname Galicia
A surname, carried by 9,229 people in the United States.
4 syllables Soundex G420
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 9,229 people named Galicia in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 33,454 Americans. That is up 63% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,655.
#3,837
rank among US surnames
9,229
people in 2010
3.1
per 100,000 Americans
+63.2%
change since 2000 (was #5,629)
Who is named Galicia
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
91% of people named Galicia identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 4.5% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 4.2% as white (not Hispanic).
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 91%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 4.5%
- White (not Hispanic) 4.2%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
- Two or more races 0.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.
Spellings and sound-alikes
Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling
Galicia 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 Galicia?
- 9,229 people in the United States had the surname Galicia in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,454 Americans. It ranked 3,837th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Galicia?
- In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Galicia identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 4.5% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
- Is the surname Galicia getting more or less common?
- More common. 5,655 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,229 in 2010, up 63%.