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Galvin

in the US

There are 9,915 people with the last name "Galvin" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Galvin 2,815
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  1. is 2,811th most common Fraley
  2. is 2,812th most common Houghton
  3. is 2,813th most common Bello
  4. is 2,814th most common Byrnes
  5. is 2,815th most common Galvin
  6. is 2,816th most common Herr
  7. is 2,817th most common Paulsen
  8. is 2,818th most common Myles
  9. is 2,819th most common Smalley

Similar Names and Nicknames

Galvan, Galvez, Galvis, Galvao, Galves, Gelven, Galvani, Gelvin, Gilvin, Galven

Most Common First Names for Galvin

John, Michael, James, Robert, Thomas, William, Mary, Patrick, Timothy, Joseph

Meaning & History

Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Gealbháin ‘descendant of Gealbhán’, a personal name from geal ‘bright’ + bán ‘white’.

French: nickname for a cheerful drunkard, from Old French galer ‘to enjoy oneself’, also used in a transitive sense with the meaning ‘waste’, ‘consume’ + vin ‘wine’ (Latin vinum).

French: from a variant of the personal name Gauvain (see Gavin).

Recent Searches for "Galvin" in the US

Since June 2009
4,294

Most Popular Search

John Galvin (98 searches)
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