Explore the Family Name Galyon

The meaning of Galyon

English: variant of Gallion. This form of the surname has died out in Britain. Compare Galyan and Galyen.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname "Galyon" showed a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 17,627th most common last name, but by 2010, it had slipped to 18,572nd – reflecting a change of -5.36%. Despite this somewhat lower ranking, the actual count of individuals with the Galyon surname slightly increased from 1,468 in 2000 to 1,485 in 2010, representing a modest increase of 1.16%. The proportion per 100,000 people also declined by 7.41%, from 0.54 in 2000 to 0.5 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,627	#18,572	-5.36%
Count	1,468	1,485	1.16%
Proportion per 100k	0.54	0.5	-7.41%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Galyon

When analyzing the ethnicity associated with the surname "Galyon", the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals identified predominantly as White, making up 93.94% in 2000 and 93.80% in 2010. There was a small decrease of -0.15% over this period. The percentage identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native both dropped to 0% by 2010, from 1.16% and 0.54% respectively in 2000. By contrast, those identifying as Black or belonging to two or more races saw increases. The former group rose by 64.63%, from 0.82% in 2000 to 1.35% in 2010, and the latter increased by 70.67%, from 0.75% to 1.28%. The Hispanic category experienced a slight decrease of -3.58%, from 2.79% in 2000 to 2.69% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.94%	93.8%	-0.15%
Hispanic	2.79%	2.69%	-3.58%
Black	0.82%	1.35%	64.63%
Two or More Races	0.75%	1.28%	70.67%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.16%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.54%	0%	0%