How common is the surname Pabst?

2,338 people in the United States had the surname Pabst in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 132,055 Americans. It ranked 13,109th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Pabst?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Pabst identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Pabst?

Georg Wilhelm Pabst, Austrian film director (1885–1967), followed by Guido Frederico João Pabst.

Where is the surname Pabst most common?

Wikidata records people named Pabst in Austria and Brazil.

Is the surname Pabst getting more or less common?

More common. 2,331 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,338 in 2010, up 0.3%.

The surname Pabst

A surname, carried by 2,338 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex P123

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pabst is more common than 91.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,338 people named Pabst in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 132,055 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 2,331.

#13,109

rank among US surnames

2,338

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+0.3%

change since 2000 (was #12,248)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,101	Vansant	2,340	131,943
#13,107	Glowacki	2,339	131,999
#13,109	Pabst	2,338	132,055
#13,115	Leming	2,337	132,112

Who is named Pabst

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

96% of people named Pabst identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Pabsts

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Georg Wilhelm Pabst
Austrian film director (1885–1967)
Guido Frederico João Pabst
Brazilian botanist (1914-1980)

Notable Pabsts come mostly from Austria (1) and Brazil (1).

Questions

How common is the surname Pabst?: 2,338 people in the United States had the surname Pabst in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 132,055 Americans. It ranked 13,109th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pabst?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Pabst identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Pabst?: Georg Wilhelm Pabst, Austrian film director (1885–1967), followed by Guido Frederico João Pabst.
Where is the surname Pabst most common?: Wikidata records people named Pabst in Austria and Brazil.
Is the surname Pabst getting more or less common?: More common. 2,331 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,338 in 2010, up 0.3%.