Galin surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Galin surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 321 people carried this name — #62,359 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 909,100 people counted. That is down 4% from 335 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 356 people named Galin.

9 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 34 départements, most often Ariège.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 9
Ariège 69
Landes 46
Hautes-Pyrénées 42
Gironde 32
Pyrénées-Atlantiques 22
Guadeloupe 20
Paris 17
Haute-Garonne 16

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

In Poland’s population register

50 people named Galin have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 79 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 8 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Warmian-Masurian.

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

Where they live today

Warmian-Masurian 15
Lubusz 14
Greater Poland 6
West Pomeranian 5
Lower Silesian 3
Pomeranian 3
Lesser Poland 2
Masovian 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 40 people named Galin 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.

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

Where they live today

City of Buenos Aires 24
Buenos Aires Province 16

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

In the Nordic population registers

135 people named Galin is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 135

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

Who carried it

People named Galin,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Pierre Galin
    Pierre Galin 1786–1821 · music educator
  • Gunnar Galin
    Gunnar Galin 1902–1997 · association football player
  • Boris Galin 1904–1961
  • Salavat Galin 1934–2010 · pedagogue
  • Salavat Galin 1934–2010 · pedagogue
  • Vlad-Vladimir Galin-Corini 1941– · politician

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

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Surnames next to Galin.

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