Show ContentsGaliana History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The mountainous borders of Spain contain the origins of the prestigious surname Galiana. The earliest forms of hereditary surnames in Spain were the patronymic surnames, which are derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name. Spanish patronymic names emerged as early as the mid-9th century and the most common patronymic suffix is "ez." The patronyms were derived from a variety of given names that were of many different origins. This surname originally derived from the personal name Galindo which became popular during the Middle Ages. The surname Galiana primarily appeared in Aragon.

Early Origins of the Galiana family

The surname Galiana was first found in Castile, prominent among the Christian kingdoms of medieval Spain.

Early History of the Galiana family

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Galiana Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Galindo, Galendo, Galíndez, Galindez and others.

Early Notables of the Galiana family

Prominent among members of the family was Beatriz Galindo (1475-1534), lady-in-waiting to Queen Isabella. Beatriz was also a scholar and poet who published a commentary of Aristotle and...
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Galiana Ranking

In France, the name Galiana is the 8,224th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1


United States Galiana migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Galiana Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Margarita Galiana, who landed in Spanish Main in 1834 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Galiana (post 1700) +

  • Juan José Díaz Galiana (1949-2017), known as Juanjo Díaz or simply Juanjo, was a Spanish football manager


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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