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    The surname Galo

    A surname, carried by 1,632 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex G400

    Galo: #17,323 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Galo #17,323, 1,632 people Galo: #17,323 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Galo #17,323, 1,632 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Galo is more common than 89.3% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,632 people named Galo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 189,182 Americans. That is up 63% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,001.

    #17,323
    rank among US surnames
    1,632
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +63%
    change since 2000 (was #23,617)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #17,319Schmeling1,634188,951
    #17,322Noakes1,633189,066
    #17,323Galo1,632189,182
    #17,331Uhler1,631189,298

    Who is named Galo

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

    73% of people named Galo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 18% as white (not Hispanic) and 7.8% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 73%
    • White (not Hispanic) 18%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 7.8%
    • Two or more races 0.6%
    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 Galo

    Galo has the Soundex code G400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G400.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Galo?
    1,632 people in the United States had the surname Galo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 189,182 Americans. It ranked 17,323rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Galo?
    In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Galo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 18% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Galo getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,001 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,632 in 2010, up 63%.