Galiano History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Galiano

What does the name Galiano mean?

The mountainous borders of Spain contain the origins of the prestigious surname Galiano. 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 Galiano primarily appeared in Aragon.

Early Origins of the Galiano family

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

Early History of the Galiano family

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Galiano Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Galiano 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 a small collection of poems. Also...
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Galiano Ranking

the United States, the name Galiano is the 18,219^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Galiano migration to the United States +

Galiano Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Alonso De Galiano, who landed in America in 1813 2
Juan Galiano, who landed in America in 1813 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Galiano (post 1700) +

Phillip "Phil" Galiano, American football coach who is currently the special teams coordinator and assistant defensive line coach for the Penn State Nittany Lions
Dionisio Alcalá Galiano (1760-1805), Spanish naval officer, cartographer and explorer who mapped the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Strait of Georgia; he was the first European circumnavigate Vancouver Island
Juan Valera y Alcalá Galiano, Spanish writer and diplomat
María Elena Galiano (1928-2000), Argentine arachnologist, one of the leading taxonomists of neotropical jumping spiders
Galy Galiano (b. 1958), Colombian music singer

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)