# Gatchalian (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/gatchalian/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Tagalog.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Tagalog |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 810 |
| US rank (2010) | 29,231 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 381,167 people |
| Change since 2000 | +36% (598 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Filipino surname, from Gatchalian, Hispanicized form of Gat Sa Li-han, title of a legendary ruler of Ma-i (an ancient precolonial state in the Philippines)

## Who carries it

Share of people named Gatchalian in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 3.1% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 92% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 3.5% |

## Similar surnames

Gottschalk, Getchell, Goodsell, Gutshall, Godshall, Goodchild.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.