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    The surname Gallaga

    A Spanish surname, carried by 591 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex G420

    Gallaga: #37,646 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Gallaga #37,646, 591 people Gallaga: #37,646 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Gallaga #37,646, 591 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gallaga is more common than 76.8% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    Borrowed from Spanish Gallaga, a surname of Basque origin. This surname is predominantly found in Mexico.

    One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 591 people named Gallaga in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 522,412 Americans. That is up 45% since 2000, when the Census counted 408.

    #37,646
    rank among US surnames
    591
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +44.9%
    change since 2000 (was #48,567)

    Who is named Gallaga

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

    95% of people named Gallaga identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 2.9% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 95%
    • White (not Hispanic) 2.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
    • Two or more races 0.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, 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 Gallaga

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

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Gallaga come from?
    Borrowed from Spanish Gallaga, a surname of Basque origin. This surname is predominantly found in Mexico.
    How common is the surname Gallaga?
    591 people in the United States had the surname Gallaga in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 522,412 Americans. It ranked 37,646th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Gallaga?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Gallaga identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 2.9% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Gallaga getting more or less common?
    More common. 408 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 591 in 2010, up 45%.