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English
Etymology
From Spanish gallego (“Galician”).
Proper noun
Gallego
- A surname from Spanish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Gallego is the 5971th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5763 individuals. Gallego is most common among Hispanic/Latino (80.55%), White (11.89%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (5.99%) individuals.
Spanish
Etymology
From gallego (“Galician”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ɡaˈʝeɡo/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /ɡaˈʎeɡo/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ɡaˈʃeɡo/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ɡaˈʒeɡo/
- Rhymes: -eɡo
- Syllabification: Ga‧lle‧go
Proper noun
Gallego m or f by sense
- a surname