Explore the Family Name Gallis

The meaning of Gallis

1. Greek: from gali ‘turkey’, from Italian gallo ‘rooster’, applied as a nickname for someone foolish. 2. American shortened and altered form of Greek surnames ending in -galis, such as Georgalis, from a diminutive of Geōrgios ‘George’. 3. Americanized form of Slovak Gális or Galis: from a derivative of the personal name Gál (see Gal). 4. Possibly also an Americanized form of German Galles or Kallis.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Gallis has seen a decrease in its popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Gallis was ranked 63,812th most common surname in the United States but by 2010, it had slipped to 78,821st place, a decline of nearly 24 percent. The count of people with this surname also decreased from 292 in 2000 to 242 in 2010, marking a drop of over 17 percent. The proportion of people named Gallis per 100,000 population also fell by 27.27 percent over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#63,812	#78,821	-23.52%
Count	292	242	-17.12%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.08	-27.27%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gallis

With respect to ethnicity, the Gallis surname is overwhelmingly associated with individuals identifying as White, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, nearly 99 percent identified as White, which increased marginally to 99.17 percent in 2010. No individuals with the Gallis surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, Hispanic, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year. Moreover, there was no change in the percentage of individuals with this surname identifying with two or more ethnicities – it remained at zero for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.97%	99.17%	0.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%