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    The surname Gatchalian

    A Tagalog surname, carried by 810 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex G324

    Gatchalian: #29,231 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Gatchalian #29,231, 810 people Gatchalian: #29,231 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Gatchalian #29,231, 810 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gatchalian is more common than 82% of them.

    Origin

    Tagalog origin

    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)

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 810 people named Gatchalian in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 381,167 Americans. That is up 36% since 2000, when the Census counted 598.

    #29,231
    rank among US surnames
    810
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +35.5%
    change since 2000 (was #35,585)

    Who is named Gatchalian

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

    92% of people named Gatchalian identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.5% as two or more races and 3.1% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 92%
    • Two or more races 3.5%
    • White (not Hispanic) 3.1%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.0%

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Gatchalian come from?
    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)
    How common is the surname Gatchalian?
    810 people in the United States had the surname Gatchalian in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 381,167 Americans. It ranked 29,231st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Gatchalian?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Gatchalian identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.5% as two or more races.
    Is the surname Gatchalian getting more or less common?
    More common. 598 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 810 in 2010, up 36%.