Galdames (surname)
# Galdames (surname)

Galdames (Spanish pronunciation:) is a Basque habitational surname for one who is from Galdames, a valley and settlement in the Biscay province of the Basque Country in Spain. The Castilianized form of the surname is Galdámez.

## People with the surname Galdames

Notable people with the surname include:

* Benjamín Galdames (born 2001), Chilean footballer
* Carlos Galdames (born 1980), Chilean footballer
* José Manuel Galdames (born 1970), retired Spanish footballer
* Luis Galdames Galdames (1881-1941), Chilean lawyer, professor, historian, and politician
* Osvaldo Silva Galdames (1940-2019), Chilean historian and academic
* Pablo Galdames (born 1974), retired Chilean footballer, father of Pablo Galdames Millán
* Pablo Galdames Millán (born 1996), Chilean footballer, son of Pablo Galdames
* René Rojas Galdames (1919–1988), Chilean lawyer and diplomat
* Thomas Galdames (born 1998), Chilean footballer

## People with the surname Galdámez

Notable people with the surname include:

* Estuardo Galdámez (born 1966), former Guatemalan politician and presidential candidate
* Josué Galdámez (born 1982), retired Salvadoran footballer
* Mario Albornoz Galdámez (1936-2006), Chilean engineer and academic
