Gallina
See also: gallina
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Gallina.
Proper noun
Gallina (plural Gallinas)
- A surname from Italian.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Gallina is the 17005th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1671 individuals. Gallina is most common among White (93.48%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gallina”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 8.
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology
From gallina (“hen”), perhaps a metonymic occupational surname for someone who had a henhouse.
Proper noun
Gallina ?
- a surname