Explore the Family Name Gallow

The meaning of Gallow

1. Americanized form of Italian and, in some cases, French (of Italian origin) or Breton Gallo. 2. Americanized form of German Galow or of some other similar (like-sounding) surname. 3. Scottish: topographic name from Middle English, Older Scots galwe, galowe ‘gallows’, for someone who lived at or near such a feature. Some characteristic forenames: French Alcide, Landry, Orelia, Vernice.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Gallow saw a slight decrease in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. Its rank fell from 22,505 to 24,388, marking an 8.37% drop. The number of individuals bearing the name also slightly declined from 1,067 to 1,027, representing a 3.75% reduction. Similarly, the proportion per 100k people decreased by 12.5%, from 0.4 to 0.35.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,505	#24,388	-8.37%
Count	1,067	1,027	-3.75%
Proportion per 100k	0.4	0.35	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gallow

Regarding ethnicity, the distribution of the surname Gallow also experienced some changes according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The proportion of individuals with this surname who identify as Black increased slightly by 2.23%, from 58.67% to 59.98%. The Hispanic percentage saw a small rise of 3.78%, moving from 2.91% to 3.02%. On the other hand, the proportions of White and those identifying with two or more races both dropped, by 3.04% and 14.42% respectively. The percentages for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained unchanged at 0.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	58.67%	59.98%	2.23%
White	35.15%	34.08%	-3.04%
Hispanic	2.91%	3.02%	3.78%
Two or More Races	3.19%	2.73%	-14.42%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%