Galdamez

See also: Galdámez

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Galdámez, Castilianized form of Basque Galdames, a habitational surname. This surname is mostly found in El Salvador.

Proper noun

Galdamez (plural Galdamezes)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Galdamez is the 6303^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5419 individuals. Galdamez is most common among Hispanic/Latino (96.7%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Galdamez”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 6.