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

Galya, 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 Galya surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Galya in America

Galya is the 151532nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Galya surname appeared 108 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 Galya.

We can also compare 2010 data for Galya 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 Galya

The surname GALYA has its origins in the Slavic regions of Eastern Europe, particularly in the countries of Russia and Ukraine. It emerged during the medieval period, around the 12th to 15th centuries.

GALYA is believed to have derived from the Slavic word "galya," which means "stone" or "pebble." This suggests that the name may have originally been associated with individuals who lived near rocky or stony areas, or perhaps those who worked with stones or quarries.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name GALYA can be found in a 14th-century chronicle from the city of Novgorod, which mentions a merchant named Ivan Galya. This suggests that the name had already gained prominence in the region by that time.

In the 16th century, the name appears in various historical documents from the Muscovite period, including tax records and land registries. One notable figure from this era was Grigory Galya, a prominent merchant and landowner who lived in the region of Ryazan in the late 16th century.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the GALYA surname spread to other parts of the Russian Empire, including modern-day Belarus and Ukraine. In the 19th century, several members of the GALYA family achieved distinction, such as Yakov Galya (1810-1872), a renowned writer and poet from the city of Kharkiv.

Other notable individuals with the surname GALYA include Andrei Galya (1865-1932), a Russian linguist and scholar who made significant contributions to the study of Slavic languages, and Vera Galya (1919-2012), a celebrated ballet dancer and choreographer who performed with the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow.

The GALYA surname has also been associated with several place names throughout Eastern Europe, such as the village of Galyatino in the Tver region of Russia, and the town of Galyachi in western Ukraine.

While the GALYA surname is primarily found in Russia, Ukraine, and other Slavic countries, it has also spread to various parts of the world due to migration and diaspora communities. However, the name's roots can be traced back to the medieval period in Eastern Europe, where it emerged as a reflection of the region's geography and cultural traditions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Galya

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

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

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