Explore the Family Name Barbagallo

The meaning of Barbagallo

Italian (mainly eastern Sicily): nickname from barba (di) gallo, literally ‘cock’s beard’, i.e. wattle, probably a nickname for someone with a dewlap. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Sal, Carmelo, Salvatore, Antonino, Cirino, Stefano, Angelo, Antonio, Carlo, Cesario, Enzo, Gaeton.

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How common is the last name Barbagallo in the United States?

The surname Barbagallo saw a mild fluctuation in its popularity between the years 2000 and 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it was ranked 25,272nd most popular among surnames in the U.S., with approximately 920 individuals bearing the name. By 2010, the count of individuals with this surname had increased by 2.93% to 947, pushing its rank to 25,935. However, when adjusted for population growth, the proportion of individuals named Barbagallo per 100,000 residents decreased by 5.88%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,272	#25,935	-2.62%
Count	920	947	2.93%
Proportion per 100k	0.34	0.32	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Barbagallo

The ethnic identity associated with the Barbagallo name also saw some changes during the same period, as revealed by the Decennial U.S. Census data. The vast majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, making up 96.85% of all Barbagallos in 2000, but this percentage dropped slightly to 94.61% by 2010. Over the same decade, there was a notable increase (124.71%) in those identifying as Hispanic, while representation among Asian/Pacific Islander and those identifying with two or more races remained relatively steady. The data showed no Barbagallos identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.85%	94.61%	-2.31%
Hispanic	1.74%	3.91%	124.71%
Two or More Races	0.87%	0.84%	-3.45%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.53%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%