Explore the Family Name Galera

The meaning of Galera

Spanish: 1. habitational name from Galera, the name of several places in Spain. 2. variant of Galea ‘galleon, (war)ship’.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Galera has seen significant growth between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Galera ranked 59,293rd in popularity among all surnames recorded, but by 2010, it moved up to the 48,800th position, representing a 17.7% increase. The count of people having the surname also increased from 319 in 2000 to 432 in 2010, marking a substantial rise of 35.42%. Furthermore, the proportion of this surname per 100K individuals increased by 25.0%, going from 0.12 in 2000 to 0.15 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#59,293	#48,800	17.7%
Count	319	432	35.42%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.15	25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Galera

The ethnic identity distribution of the surname Galera has also witnessed some changes from 2000 to 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The Hispanic representation showed a 23.80% increase, climbing from 31.97% to 39.58%. Meanwhile, the Black ethnicity saw a 47.13% increase, although it remained a small fraction of the total at 2.31%. The percentage of Asian/Pacific Islanders with this surname decreased slightly by 9.19% while the White representation almost halved dropping by 49.05%. Interestingly, there was a nearly 100% increase in the number of people identifying as two or more races, growing from 2.82% to 5.56%. However, there were no individuals identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	50.47%	45.83%	-9.19%
Hispanic	31.97%	39.58%	23.8%
White	13.17%	6.71%	-49.05%
Two or More Races	2.82%	5.56%	97.16%
Black	1.57%	2.31%	47.13%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%