Frequency: (171)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): habitational name for someone from the village of Galino in Lithuania.
2. Polish: from a pet form of the personal name Gal.
GIVEN NAMES: Jewish 7%. Nir, Shoshi, Tsilya.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
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