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    The surname Galvis

    A surname, carried by 1,104 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex G412

    Galvis: #23,120 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Galvis #23,120, 1,104 people Galvis: #23,120 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Galvis #23,120, 1,104 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Galvis is more common than 85.8% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,104 people named Galvis in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 279,661 Americans. That is up 37% since 2000, when the Census counted 804.

    #23,120
    rank among US surnames
    1,104
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +37.3%
    change since 2000 (was #28,049)

    Who is named Galvis

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

    89% of people named Galvis identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 9.8% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 89%
    • White (not Hispanic) 9.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Galvis

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

    Questions

    How common is the surname Galvis?
    1,104 people in the United States had the surname Galvis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 279,661 Americans. It ranked 23,120th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Galvis?
    In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Galvis identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 9.8% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Galvis getting more or less common?
    More common. 804 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,104 in 2010, up 37%.