Explore the Family Name Galanis

The meaning of Galanis

Greek: derivative of Galanos. Some characteristic forenames: Greek Constantine, Constantinos, Andreas, Aristotelis, Christos, Demetrios, Evangelos, Georgios, Kostantinos, Manos, Nickolaos, Panagiota.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Galanis has seen a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname moved up by 1.45 percent, from 35,916 in 2000 to 35,395 in 2010. Correspondingly, the count of individuals with the Galanis surname also rose by 7.61 percent, from 591 in 2000 to 636 in 2010. It's important to note that the proportion of this surname per 100,000 people remained stable at 0.22.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,916	#35,395	1.45%
Count	591	636	7.61%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.22	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Galanis

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Galanis, there were some notable shifts observed between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census. Predominantly, this surname is identified with White ethnicity, which slightly increased from 92.72 percent in 2000 to 93.24 percent in 2010. There was a significant rise in individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, with an increase of 48.24 percent, though overall numbers remain relatively low. Similarly, the Hispanic representation grew by 23.61 percent. The category of two or more races was present in 2000 but was suppressed in 2010 for privacy reasons. Lastly, Black representation made its first appearance in 2010, while the data for American Indian and Alaskan Native remained suppressed.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.72%	93.24%	0.56%
Hispanic	3.05%	3.77%	23.61%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.85%	1.26%	48.24%
Black	0%	1.26%	0%
Two or More Races	2.54%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%