Gallego

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English

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Etymology

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From Spanish gallego (Galician).

Proper noun

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Gallego

  1. A surname from Spanish.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Gallego is the 5971th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5763 individuals. Gallego is most common among Hispanic/Latino (80.55%), White (11.89%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (5.99%) individuals.

Spanish

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Etymology

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From gallego (Galician).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ɡaˈʝeɡo/ [ɡaˈʝe.ɣ̞o]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /ɡaˈʎeɡo/ [ɡaˈʎe.ɣ̞o]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ɡaˈʃeɡo/ [ɡaˈʃe.ɣ̞o]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ɡaˈʒeɡo/ [ɡaˈʒe.ɣ̞o]

  • Rhymes: -eɡo
  • Syllabification: Ga‧lle‧go

Proper noun

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Gallego m or f by sense

  1. a surname