Galaz: Surname History and Family Crest

Public name statistics give a good picture of the Galaz surname.

• Galaz ranked 17,691 in the 2010 US Census, with 1,586 people answering to the name. Hispanic and Latino Americans made up 87% of the total. Spanish register data show 281 residents carrying Galaz as first surname, and 216 as second surname.
• Standard surname dictionaries do not settle the origin of Galaz, so we research it family by family rather than guess.

Arms associated with the name

A coat of arms was granted to a particular family line, not to everyone named Galaz, so a shared surname is a clue rather than a claim to the arms. Research your Galaz family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.