Gallo is a surname of Italian origin.
Geographical distribution As of 2014, 36.1% of all known bearers of the surname "Gallo" were residents of Italy (frequency 1:680), 11.8% of Argentina (1:1,451), 11.7% of the United States (1:12,385), 7.1% of Colombia (1:2,691), 5.9% of the Philippines (1:6,855), 5.6% of Brazil (1:14,574), 3.0% of Mexico (1:16,388), 2.6% of Peru (1:4,966), 2.2% of Spain (1:8,604), 2.0% of Ecuador (1:3,181), 2.0% of France (1:13,504) and 1.0% of Uruguay (1:1,357).
In Italy, the frequency of the surname was higher than the national average (1:680) in the following regions: Piedmont (1:207) Calabria (1:224) Campania (1:326) Liguria (1:491) Molise (1:650)
In Spain, the frequency of the surname was higher than the national average (1:8,604) in the following autonomous communities: Cantabria (1:2,082) Basque Country (1:3,083) Castile and León (1:3,095) La Rioja (1:4,814) Asturias (1:5,193) Navarre (1:5,218) Community of Madrid (1:6,287)
In Argentina, the frequency of the surname was higher than the national average (1:1,451) in the following provinces:Gallo surname distribution Santiago del Estero Province (1:375) Córdoba Province (1:1,213) Buenos Aires Province (1:1,234) Santa Fe Province (1:1,238) Salta Province (1:1,254) La Pampa Province (1:1,262) Tucumán Province (1:1,263)
People with the surname Agostino Gallo (1499–1570), Italian agronomist Andrea Gallo (1928–2013), Italian Roman Catholic priest Anna Maria Gallo (1715–1791), better known as Mary Frances of the Five Wounds of Jesus, Italian saint Albert Gallo aka Albert "Kid Blast" Gallo Jr. (born June 6, 1930), gangster in the Genovese crime family of New York City, brother of Joe Gallo Anthony Gallo (born 1965), American guitarist Armando Gallo (born 1944), Italian journalist and photographer Bill Gallo (1922–2011), cartoonist and columnist for the New York Daily News Carla Gallo (born 1975), American actress Dean Gallo (1935–1994), American congressman and businessman Diego Gallo (born 1982), Uruguayan swimmer Domenico Gallo (1730–c. 1768), Italian composer and violinist whose works are sometimes mistakenly attributed to Pergolesi. Ernest Gallo (1909–2007), American businessman, co-founder of E & J Gallo Winery Fortune Gallo (1878–1970), Italian-born American impresario of the San Carlo Opera Company George Gallo (born 1956), American film director, screenwriter & producer, known for writing Midnight Run Inigo Gallo (1932–2000), Swiss actor, radio personality, and playwright Joe Gallo aka Crazy Joe (1929–1972), gangster in the Colombo crime family of New York City, brother of Albert Gallo Joey Gallo (born 1993), American professional baseball player Joseph Edward Gallo (1919–2007), American businessman, owner of cheese producer Joseph Gallo Farms, brother of Ernest Gallo and Julio Gallo Joseph N. Gallo (1912–1995), gangster and consigliere in the Gambino crime family of New York City Julio Gallo (1910–1993), American businessman, co-founder of E & J Gallo Winery Marcia Gallo (born ), American historian and author Marco Gallo (born 2001), Filipino-Italian actor Marielle Gallo (born 1949), French politician, Member of the European Parliament Mario Gallo (actor) (1923–1984), American film & television actor Mario Gallo (director) (1878–1945), Italian-born Argentine film director Max Gallo (1932–2017), French writer, historian, and politician, known for a series of novels based on the life of Napoleon Melissa Fumero née Gallo (born 1982), American actress Michele Gallo (born 2001), Italian fencer
Pilar Cisneros Gallo (born 1954), Peruvian-Costa Rican journalist and politician River Gallo (born 1990 or 1991), Salvadoran-American filmmaker, actor, model, and intersex rights activist Robert Gallo (born 1937), American biomedical researcher, famous for the co-discovery of the HIV virus Ron Gallo (born 1992), American musician Samuel Sarfati known as Gallo (died 1519), physician to Pope Julius II Vincent Gallo (born 1961), American actor, director, writer, and producer
Fictional characters with the surname Boss Gallo, in the video game Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds Cabe Gallo, character in the American TV series Scorpion Cordelia Gallo, character in the Japanese light novel series Gosick Leland Gallo, character in the American TV series Valor
See also Gallo (winery), an enterprise founded by Ernest and Julio Gallo in 1933
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