Explore the Family Name Gallaga

The meaning of Gallaga

Basque: probably a cognate (a shortened variant) of Galarraga. This surname is most common in Mexico.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Gallaga has significantly increased between 2000 and 2010. In terms of ranking, it improved from the 48,567th most common surname in 2000 to the 37,646th by 2010 — a notable increase of 22.49%. The total count of people with this surname also rose by an impressive 44.85%, from 408 in 2000 to 591 a decade later. Its proportion per 100,000 people saw a 33.33% growth, going from 0.15 in 2000 to 0.2 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,567	#37,646	22.49%
Count	408	591	44.85%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.2	33.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gallaga

Regarding ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows a shift between 2000 and 2010. While there were no individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander or Mixed Race descent with the surname Gallaga recorded in 2000, by 2010, these groups made up 1.18% and 0.85% of the population with this surname respectively. The proportion of individuals identifying as White decreased by 21.74%, from 3.68% in 2000 to 2.88% in 2010. However, the overwhelming majority of individuals with the surname Gallaga identified as Hispanic. Despite a slight decrease of 1.05% over the decade, this group still accounted for 94.59% of individuals with this surname in 2010. There were no individuals who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native recorded in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	95.59%	94.59%	-1.05%
White	3.68%	2.88%	-21.74%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.18%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0.85%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%