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The surname Gallatin

A surname, carried by 1,137 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex G435

Gallatin: #22,592 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Gallatin #22,592, 1,137 people Gallatin: #22,592 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Gallatin #22,592, 1,137 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gallatin is more common than 86.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,137 people named Gallatin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 271,544 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 1,136.

#22,592
rank among US surnames
1,137
people in 2010
0.4
per 100,000 Americans
+0.1%
change since 2000 (was #21,455)

Who is named Gallatin

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

91% of people named Gallatin identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as two or more races.

  • White (not Hispanic) 91%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 4.1%
  • Two or more races 1.8%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gallatins

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Harry Gallatin
    American basketball player and coach (1927-2015)
  • Albert Eugene Gallatin
    American artist and art collector (1881-1952)

Questions

How common is the surname Gallatin?
1,137 people in the United States had the surname Gallatin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 271,544 Americans. It ranked 22,592nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gallatin?
In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Gallatin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gallatin?
Harry Gallatin, American basketball player and coach (1927-2015), followed by Albert Eugene Gallatin.
Where is the surname Gallatin most common?
Wikidata records people named Gallatin in the United States.
Is the surname Gallatin getting more or less common?
More common. 1,136 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,137 in 2010, up 0.1%.