Galano is used as a family name or surname in Italy. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Galano
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Italy
Meaning: The name is quite common in Italy in the Naples area. The plural Galani filiation is much rarer. It should evoke the golden oriole (meaning attested in Calabria). Note however that in Italian the word refers to clothing ornaments (node, tape). Above all, we must not forget that Galano is also a Castilian name, equivalent Galán (= elegant, pleasant, handsome man).

How popular is Galano?

Galano is common in Italy.

Galano is ranked 46610 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Galanos grew by 18.3953 per cent to 605 since 2000 and ranked 36900 after elevating 3435 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 44.96 54.01
Hispanic or Latino 27.77 25.24
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 25.95 19.37
Others 1.16 1.17
Galano is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Philippines which signifies that it is originated from Philippines. Around 10291 people have been found who wears Galano as their family name. Galano is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
846 Cuba5
14,054 China3
20,837 Venezuela2
50,640 Switzerland2
147,165 Czech Republic2
4,086 Angola2
2,823 Papua New Guinea2
65,594 Belgium2
91,784 Netherlands2
1,151 Brunei2
810,193 Indonesia1
9,116 Nicaragua1
62,864 New Zealand1
897,276 Russia1
734 Chad1
10,683 Cyprus1
42,479 Greece1
16,640 Hong Kong1
19,533 Uruguay1
6,212 Jamaica1
14,644 Tunisia1
12,745 Luxembourg1
56,169 Mexico1
24,176 Qatar1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
24,028 United Arab Emirates38
9,620 Singapore30
80,121 Australia20
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
10,122 Chile90
10,596 Colombia87
50,757 Canada60
60,099 England59
Countries with hundreds of Galano:
17,160 Brazil763
39,217 United States713
8,360 Argentina642
23,687 France416
15,678 Saudi Arabia192
18,992 Spain160
Countries with thousands of Galano:
2,349 Philippines5,091
5,574 Italy1,892
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

1 years old Antonia Galano who was residing in Ciorlano, Italy migrated to Providence on March 9, 1896 by Patria put out from Marseilles & Naples. Antonino Galano, aged 26, Antonio Galano, aged 42, 42 years old Antonio Galano, 32 years old Bonaventura Galano, Carmela Galano, aged 10, Carmine Galano, aged 40, Dco. Galano (34) Laborer, Francesco Galano (17) Tailor, and 12 other Galano around 44.44% of whom were laborer while others worked as mason and housewife migrated to US.

Galano Namesakes

  • Adamo Galano, Actor
  • Alekos Galanos, Playwright
  • Aris Galanopoulos, Soccer player
  • Aris Galanopoulos, Soccer player
  • James Galanos, Fashion designer
  • Cam Galano, Film producer
  • Cam Galano, Film producer
  • James Galanos, Fashion designer
  • Cristian Galano, Soccer player
  • Cristian Galano, Soccer player

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