Galano

See also: galano

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish or Italian Galano. This surname is mostly found in the Philippines.

Proper noun

Galano (plural Galanos)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Galano is the 36900^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 605 individuals. Galano is most common among White (44.96%), Hispanic/Latino (27.77%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (25.95%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Galano”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 5.

Italian

Etymology

From Greek γαλανός (galanós, “light blue, pale blue”), a nickname for someone with blue eyes.

Proper noun

Galano m or f by sense

1. a surname from Greek