Explore the Family Name Galer

The meaning of Galer

1. English (East Anglia): variant of Gaylor. 2. Polish: unexplained. 3. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): habitational name for someone from the village of Gali (Belarus, standard transliteration Hali), Galy (Ukraine, standard transliteration Haly), or Gało (northeastern Poland), formed with Yiddish gentilic suffix -er.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Galer has seen a noticeable decline from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Galer was ranked 39,499th most common in the U.S., by 2010 it had dropped to the 50,851st spot, reflecting a change of -28.74%. The number of people with this surname also decreased during this period, from 524 individuals in 2000 to 410 in 2010, a decrease of -21.76%. Similarly, the frequency of the Galer name per 100,000 people fell by -26.32%, going from 0.19 to 0.14.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,499	#50,851	-28.74%
Count	524	410	-21.76%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.14	-26.32%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Galer

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data revealed some fluctuations among those carrying the Galer surname between 2000 and 2010. While the majority identified as White (95.99% in 2000 and 93.17% in 2010), there was an evident increase in those identifying as two or more races, with a significant change of 131.58% over the decade. Additionally, the proportion of those identifying as Hispanic saw an increase, rising from 1.34% in 2000 to 1.95% in 2010. Interestingly, there were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either year, but by 2010, 1.95% identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.99%	93.17%	-2.94%
Two or More Races	0.95%	2.2%	131.58%
Hispanic	1.34%	1.95%	45.52%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.95%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0.95%	0%	0%