Galindo

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish Galindo. === Proper noun === Galindo (plural Galindos) A surname from Spanish. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Galindo is the 954th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 36429 individuals. Galindo is most common among Hispanic/Latino (92.65%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Galindo”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 7. === Anagrams === digonal, loading == Spanish == === Etymology === Said to derive from alliances between Galindians and the Visigoths on the latter's marches to Spain; see Galindians, a name of Baltic origin. Other theories give the name a Germanic origin, joining the widely used particle *gaizaz, meaning "spear" (which Gothic renders *Gais, *Gair), and the particle *win, meaning "friend". === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡaˈlindo/ [ɡaˈlĩn̪.d̪o] Rhymes: -indo Syllabification: Ga‧lin‧do === Proper noun === Galindo m or f by sense a surname ==== Descendants ==== → Catalan: galindó