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

Galinato, 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 Galinato surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Galinato in America

Galinato is the 57234th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Galinato surname appeared 356 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 Galinato.

We can also compare 2010 data for Galinato 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 Galinato

The surname Galinato is believed to have its origins in Italy, with records indicating it was first used in the region of Calabria in southern Italy during the medieval period.

The name is likely derived from the Latin word "gallina," meaning "hen" or "chicken." This suggests the name may have originally referred to someone who raised or traded in fowl, or perhaps someone who lived near a place associated with chickens.

Some of the earliest known references to the Galinato surname can be found in records from the 13th and 14th centuries in the towns of Rossano and Corigliano Calabro in the province of Cosenza. These records mention individuals with variations of the name such as Galinato, Gallinato, and Gallinaccio.

In the late 15th century, a notable figure named Antonio Galinato is recorded as a prominent merchant and landowner in the town of Rossano. He is believed to have been born around 1450 and died in the early 1500s.

Another early bearer of the name was Giacomo Galinato, a scholar and theologian from Corigliano Calabro who lived in the 16th century. He authored several works on religious philosophy and is believed to have been born around 1520 and died sometime in the late 1500s.

Moving into the 17th century, records show a Francesco Galinato who served as a captain in the Neapolitan army during the Spanish rule of the Kingdom of Naples. He was born in Rossano around 1585 and is recorded as having participated in several military campaigns against the Ottoman Empire in the Mediterranean region.

In the 18th century, a notable figure was Giovanni Battista Galinato, a lawyer and judge from Corigliano Calabro. He served as a magistrate in the judicial system of the Kingdom of Naples and was born around 1720, passing away in the late 1700s.

Another historical figure was Vincenzo Galinato, a philosopher and writer from Rossano who lived in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He wrote several works on ethics and political philosophy, and is believed to have been born around 1775 and died in the 1840s.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Galinato

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

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 Galinato 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 Galinato 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 Galinato was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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