The Galles surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,353 people carried this name — #19,865 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 217,400 people counted. That is up 43% from 947 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 130 people named Galles.
Those born in France came from 22 départements, most often Gironde.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Galles,
with a public archive behind them.
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Jean-Marie Galles 1789–1864 · curator
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Jean-Marie Galles 1790–1864 · curator
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Paul Galles 1973– · politician
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Galles.
- Gallas 715 · U.S. census
- Gallay 119 · U.S. census
- Galle 2,575 · U.S. census
- Gallego 5,763 · U.S. census
- Gallen 849 · U.S. census
- Galler 880 · U.S. census
- Gallet 398 · U.S. census
- Galletti 651 · U.S. census
- Galley 1,128 · U.S. census
- Galli 3,396 · U.S. census
- Gallian 275 · U.S. census
- Galliano 497 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Galles is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.