Explore the Family Name Galinato

The meaning of Galinato

Hispanic (Philippines): probably an altered form of southern Spanish Gallinato, a nickname derived from gallina ‘hen’ or perhaps from its Galician cognate galiña.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Galinato has seen a significant increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 65,298 in terms of prevalence but climbed to 57,234 by 2010, indicating a growth of 12.35%. The count of individuals carrying this surname also rose from 284 to 356 over the same decade, a surge of 25.35%. This shows that for every 100,000 people in the U.S., the proportion with the Galinato surname increased from 0.11 to 0.12, marking a 9.09% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#65,298	#57,234	12.35%
Count	284	356	25.35%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.12	9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Galinato

Turning to ethnicity, the majority of individuals with the Galinato surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 79.23% were of the Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity, and this figure slightly increased to 80.62% by 2010. The percentage of Galinato individuals identifying with two or more races decreased slightly from 8.10% to 7.87%, while those identifying as white saw a small increase from 7.04% to 7.58%. The proportion of individuals identifying as Hispanic decreased significantly from 5.63% to 3.65%. No individuals with the Galinato surname identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	79.23%	80.62%	1.75%
Two or More Races	8.1%	7.87%	-2.84%
White	7.04%	7.58%	7.67%
Hispanic	5.63%	3.65%	-35.17%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%