How common is the surname Padilla?

105,365 people in the United States had the surname Padilla in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,930 Americans. It ranked 293rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Padilla?

Osvaldo Padilla, apostolic nuncio, followed by Enrique Padilla.

Where is the surname Padilla most common?

Wikidata records people named Padilla in the United States, Argentina and the Philippines.

How do you pronounce Padilla?

Padilla is /pəˈdiːə/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Padilla getting more or less common?

More common. 81,805 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 105,365 in 2010, up 29%.

The surname Padilla

A Spanish surname, carried by 105,365 people in the United States.

Pronounced /pəˈdiːə/ 3 syllables Soundex P340

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Padilla is more common than 99.8% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

Borrowed from Spanish Padilla.

One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 105,365 people named Padilla in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 2,930 Americans. That is up 29% since 2000, when the Census counted 81,805.

#293

rank among US surnames

105,365

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+28.8%

change since 2000 (was #345)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#284	Welch	108,987	2,833
#285	Rojas	108,421	2,848
#286	Lucas	107,690	2,867
#287	Márquez	107,533	2,871
#288	Fields	107,522	2,871
#289	Park	106,696	2,894
#290	Yang	106,033	2,912

Who is named Padilla

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

90% of people named Padilla identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 6.2% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 90%
White (not Hispanic) 6.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Two or more races 0.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Padillas

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Osvaldo Padilla
Apostolic nuncio, born 1942
Enrique Padilla
Argentine polo player, 1890–1966
Ashley Padilla
American comedian, born 1993
Anthony Padilla
American YouTuber, actor and producer (born 1987)
Bárbara Padilla
American opera singer, born 1973
Haydée Padilla
Argentinian actress (1936–2022)
Mikayla Mendez
American pornographic actress, born 1980

Notable Padillas come mostly from the United States (4), Argentina (2) and the Philippines (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Padilla

Padilla has the Soundex code P340, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P340.

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Padilla come from?: Borrowed from Spanish Padilla.
How common is the surname Padilla?: 105,365 people in the United States had the surname Padilla in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,930 Americans. It ranked 293rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Padilla?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Padilla identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 6.2% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Padilla?: Osvaldo Padilla, apostolic nuncio, followed by Enrique Padilla.
Where is the surname Padilla most common?: Wikidata records people named Padilla in the United States, Argentina and the Philippines.
How do you pronounce Padilla?: Padilla is /pəˈdiːə/, 3 syllables.
Is the surname Padilla getting more or less common?: More common. 81,805 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 105,365 in 2010, up 29%.