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    The surname Galvez

    A Spanish surname, carried by 20,425 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex G412

    Galvez: #1,754 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Galvez #1,754, 20,425 people Galvez: #1,754 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Galvez #1,754, 20,425 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Galvez is more common than 98.9% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    From Spanish Gálvez.

    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 20,425 people named Galvez in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 15,116 Americans. That is up 43% since 2000, when the Census counted 14,311.

    #1,754
    rank among US surnames
    20,425
    people in 2010
    6.9
    per 100,000 Americans
    +42.7%
    change since 2000 (was #2,314)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #1,745Valdes20,52715,041
    #1,746McWilliams20,52315,044
    #1,747Leung20,49615,064
    #1,748Holliday20,49115,067
    #1,749Houser20,48415,073
    #1,750Bassett20,48215,074
    #1,751Thomason20,47815,077

    Who is named Galvez

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

    88% of people named Galvez identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 5.9% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 4.6% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 88%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 5.9%
    • White (not Hispanic) 4.6%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
    • Two or more races 0.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Galvezs

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Felicity Galvez
      Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, world champion, former world record-holder, born 1985
    • Manuel Gálvez
      Argentine historian (1882-1962)

    Notable Galvezs come mostly from Australia (1) and Argentina (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Galvez

    Galvez has the Soundex code G412, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G412.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Galvez come from?
    From Spanish Gálvez.
    How common is the surname Galvez?
    20,425 people in the United States had the surname Galvez in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,116 Americans. It ranked 1,754th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Galvez?
    In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Galvez identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 5.9% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
    Who is the most famous person named Galvez?
    Felicity Galvez, Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, world champion, former world record-holder, followed by Manuel Gálvez.
    Where is the surname Galvez most common?
    Wikidata records people named Galvez in Australia and Argentina.
    Is the surname Galvez getting more or less common?
    More common. 14,311 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 20,425 in 2010, up 43%.