as a Last Name
- 37,566
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Galvan
Meaning & Origins
Spanish (Galván): from a medieval personal name. This is in origin the Latin name Galbanus (a derivative of the Roman family name Galba, of uncertain origin). However, it was used in a number of medieval romances as an equivalent of the Celtic name Gawain (see Gavin), and it is probably this association that was mainly responsible for its popularity in the Middle Ages.
| 933rd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 37,566
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Texas
- has the most people named Galvan per capita
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