The surname Gallegos
A Spanish surname, carried by 68,373 people in the United States.
3 syllables Soundex G422
Origin
Spanish origin
Borrowed from Spanish Gallegos.
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 68,373 people named Gallegos in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 4,516 Americans. That is up 25% since 2000, when the Census counted 54,672.
#486
rank among US surnames
68,373
people in 2010
23
per 100,000 Americans
+25.1%
change since 2000 (was #551)
Who is named Gallegos
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
91% of people named Gallegos identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 7.7% as white (not Hispanic).
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 91%
- White (not Hispanic) 7.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
- Two or more races 0.3%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%
Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.
Other Spanish surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Gallegos come from?
- Borrowed from Spanish Gallegos.
- How common is the surname Gallegos?
- 68,373 people in the United States had the surname Gallegos in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 4,516 Americans. It ranked 486th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Gallegos?
- In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Gallegos identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 7.7% as white (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Gallegos getting more or less common?
- More common. 54,672 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 68,373 in 2010, up 25%.