The Galland surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 811 people carried this name — #29,198 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 370,400 people counted. That is down 11% from 907 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 3,938 people named Galland.
75 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 87 départements, most often Saône-et-Loire.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
120 people named Galland live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 49 people named Galland 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 Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 41 people named Galland 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 Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Galland,
with a public archive behind them.
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Antoine Galland 1646–1715 · translator -
Isaac Galland 1791–1858 · writer -
Pierre-Victor Galland 1822–1892 · teacher -
Juan Galland d. 1892 · publisher
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Jean Galland 1550–1610 · writer
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Auguste Galland 1572–1637 · lawyer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Galland.
- Galiano 1,554 · U.S. census
- Galin 321 · U.S. census
- Galinat 126 · U.S. census
- Galindo 36,429 · U.S. census
- Galis 205 · U.S. census
- Gall 9,658 · U.S. census
- Gallant 9,051 · U.S. census
- Gallard 158 · U.S. census
- Gallardo 31,909 · U.S. census
- Gallart 140 · U.S. census
- Gallas 715 · U.S. census
- Gallay 119 · U.S. census
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