Explore the Family Name Galbert

The meaning of Galbert

French: 1. shortened form of Galibert, from the ancient Germanic personal name Waliberht, composed of the elements wal(ah) ‘stranger’ and berht ‘bright’. Compare Gaubert 2. 2. shortened form of Galabert, from the ancient Germanic personal name Galaberht, composed of the elements gal(an) ‘to sing’ and berht ‘bright, famous’. Compare Jalbert 2.

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

The Galbert surname has seen a minor decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, its rank was 74,398 and by 2010, it shifted to 78,040 showing a change of -4.9%. The count of individuals with the Galbert surname slightly increased from 242 in 2000 to 245 in 2010, marking a 1.24% rise. However, the proportion per 100,000 people dropped by 11.11%, moving from 0.09 in 2000 to 0.08 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#74,398	#78,040	-4.9%
Count	242	245	1.24%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.08	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Galbert

The ethnicity distribution for the Galbert surname has also seen changes over the decade, according to the same Decennial U.S. Census data. Individuals identifying as White decreased significantly by 34.14% from 38.43% in 2000 to 25.31% in 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as Black have seen a surge of 20.26%, going from 57.02% in 2000 to 68.57% in 2010. There was also an increase in the Hispanic category with a rise of 55.36%, moving from 2.89% in 2000 to 4.49% in 2010. No changes were observed in the groups identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	57.02%	68.57%	20.26%
White	38.43%	25.31%	-34.14%
Hispanic	2.89%	4.49%	55.36%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%