The Galicia surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,229 people carried this name — #3,837 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 31,900 people counted. That is up 63% from 5,655 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Galicia surname

From the name of Galicia: from Medieval Latin Gallicia, from Classical Latin Gallaecia, from Gallaecī (“a tribe in the region”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Galicia» (Spanish), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 186 people named Galicia live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in City of Buenos Aires.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

City of Buenos Aires 78
Córdoba 45
Buenos Aires Province 39
La Pampa 24

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 28 people named Galicia live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Flemish Brabant.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Flemish Brabant 18
Antwerp 10

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 23 people named Galicia.

5 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 6 départements, most often Pyrénées-Atlantiques.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 5
Pyrénées-Atlantiques 8
Hautes-Pyrénées 4
Yvelines 3
Gironde 1
Val-de-Marne 1
Martinique 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Galicia in American newspapers,
1918–1930.

Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Galicia
Evening Star 1918-01-27
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Galicia
Evening Star 1926-07-04
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Galicia
Evening Star 1930-12-14

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 58,473 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Galicia in Australian newspapers,
1900s–1940s.

20 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Galicia. The most, 7, date from the 1910s.

Articles, by state

Victoria 6
New South Wales 2
Queensland 2
ACT (Canberra) 1
Tasmania 1
Western Australia 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Galicia.

Who carried it

People named Galicia,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Faustino Galicia 1805–1877 · linguist
  • Faustino Galicia 1805–1877 · linguist
  • Valeriana Galicia Ayala 1850–
  • Segundo Galicia Sánchez 1938–2020 · writer
  • Darío Galicia 1953–2019 · writer

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Galicia,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States109 records

109 records of the Galicia name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 92
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 13
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 2
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 1
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Michael A. Galicia

    Born 1923 in Guatemala. Enlisted 1943 at San Francisco, California; welder. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1944, buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Mario G. Galicia

    U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War. Born 1935, died 1978; buried at Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. The receipt card sent under the U.S. Alien Registration Act of 1940
    Example: U.S. alien registration card, 1940s
    Alien registration Agustina Galicia

    Born 1877 in Mexico. Registered as a foreign national in Grimes County, Texas, under the Alien Registration Act of 1940.

    U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain)

Showing 3 of 109 records for Galicia in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain); Alien Registration Receipt Card, Form AR-3, photo by Bobjgalindo via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0).

France10 records

10 records of the Galicia name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Gervais Paul Joseph Galicia

    Born 1900 in Pau; died 1976 in Billère (Pyrénées-Atlantiques).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Estelle Galicia

    Born 1981 in Pau; died 1999 in Arbus (Pyrénées-Atlantiques).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Francois Galicia

    Born 1926 in Spain; died 1995 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 10 records for Galicia in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Netherlands5 records

5 records of the Galicia name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 4
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Leopold Galicia

    In the population register of Bael; farmer, born 1895 in Bael.

    Open Archives, West Brabants Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Maris Galicia

    In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1865 in St Joseph ten Noode.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Leopoldus Galicia

    Married in 1918 in Wouw; born 1895 in Baal, Belgium.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Galicia in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Australia1 record

1 record of the Galicia name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Angeline Galicia

    Arrived in Victoria in 1863 aboard the City of Hobart I, aged 36.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

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