Galan
English
editEtymology
editFrom Spanish Galán, from galán (“gallant”). Doublet of Gallant.
Proper noun
editGalan (plural Galans)
- A surname from Spanish.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Galan is the 4289th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8293 individuals. Galan is most common among Hispanic/Latino (79.83%) and White (15.31%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Galan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 5.