Last Name GALES

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Meaning Local: The Welshman, from Wales. A regulation concerning the sale of wool in the reign of Edward III speaks of 'Merchantz Engleis, Galeis, ou Irreis.'
Origin English, Jewish, Spanish, Croatian, Romanian, Hungarian

Rank 8,236 (2000 US census) 8,739 (1990 US census)
Count 3,703 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 41.26%, or 1528 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 52.52%, or 1945 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.76%, or 28 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.68%, or 25 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 2.05%, or 76 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 2.73%, or 101 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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