Galvao

See also: Galvão

English

Alternative forms

• Galvão

Etymology

From Portuguese Galvão, ultimately from Latin Galbanus, from Galba + -anus (“-an”), from galba (“larva, worm, fatty”), from Gaulish of uncertain meaning. Doublet of Galvan, Galvano, and Galvani.

Proper noun

Galvao (plural Galvaos)

1. A surname from Portuguese.
2. A municipality of Santa Catarina, Brazil.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Galvao is the 36204^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 619 individuals. Galvao is most common among White (73.34%) and Black/African American (16.64%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Galvao”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.