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Gallion
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gallion
Translingual
Proper noun
1
A former bedstraw genus in the family Rubiaceae family.
English
Etymology
As an English surname of Middle English and Old French origin, from the personal name fro Galian, from en la Galianus, la Galienus, la Galiena, a name probably meaning "man from Gaul," from la Galli + la -ānus.
Also as an English surname, variant of en Gallon.
As a en fr - surname, from a diminutive of en fro galier cheerful man, related to fro galer to have fun.
Proper noun
s
en.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Gallion is the 10193rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3161 individuals. Gallion is most common among White (79.75%) and Black/African American (14.08%) individuals.