Find out how popular the last name Galarraga is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Galarraga.

Galarraga, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Galarraga surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Galarraga in America

Galarraga is the 79846th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Galarraga surname appeared 238 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Galarraga.

We can also compare 2010 data for Galarraga to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Galarraga

The surname Galarraga has its roots in the Basque region of northern Spain and southwestern France. It is believed to have originated as a place name, derived from the Basque words "galarra" meaning "summit" or "peak" and "aga" meaning "oak tree," suggesting it may have referred to a settlement near a prominent oak-covered hilltop.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Cartulario de San Millán de la Cogolla, a 10th-century collection of medieval documents from the Monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla in La Rioja, Spain. Here, the name appears as "Galarragam," likely referring to a person or family from a place called Galarraga.

By the 12th century, the name had spread to other parts of Spain, as evidenced by its appearance in the Becerro de las Behetrías de Castilla, a medieval census of landholdings and vassalage in Castile. This suggests that individuals bearing the name had begun to migrate and establish themselves in other regions.

Throughout the centuries, the Galarraga name has been associated with notable figures, including Juan Galarraga (c. 1556-1614), a Spanish theologian and author, and Martín de Galarraga (c. 1670-1738), a Basque-born soldier and governor of Spanish Florida.

In the 19th century, Eusebio Galarraga (1833-1904), a Basque immigrant to Argentina, achieved prominence as a businessman and politician, serving as a senator and minister in the Argentine government.

Another notable bearer of the name was Andrés Galarraga (born 1961), a professional baseball player from Venezuela who had a successful career in Major League Baseball, playing for teams like the Montreal Expos and Colorado Rockies between 1985 and 2004.

While the Galarraga surname is most commonly found in Spain, particularly in the Basque region, it has also spread to other parts of the world through migration, with significant populations in countries like Argentina, Venezuela, and the United States, where it continues to be carried on by individuals of Basque or Spanish descent.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Galarraga

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Galarraga.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Galarraga was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Galarraga has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Galarraga was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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