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    The surname Paez

    A Latin patronymic surname, carried by 10,433 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex P200

    Paez: #3,420 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Paez #3,420, 10,433 people Paez: #3,420 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Paez #3,420, 10,433 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Paez is more common than 97.9% of them.

    Origin

    Latin origin

    Anglicization of Spanish Páez, of Galician origin, patronymic form of Paio (“Pelagio”), from Latin Pelagius

    Paez is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 91 Latin surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 10,433 people named Paez in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 29,593 Americans. That is up 35% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,711.

    #3,420
    rank among US surnames
    10,433
    people in 2010
    3.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +35.3%
    change since 2000 (was #4,250)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,412Olivo10,48329,452
    #3,413Winchester10,48029,460
    #3,414Judge10,45329,537
    #3,415Serrato10,44929,548
    #3,416Ambriz10,44529,559
    #3,417Gandy10,44429,562
    #3,418Sales10,43929,576

    Who is named Paez

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

    90% of people named Paez identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 6.0% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 90%
    • White (not Hispanic) 6.0%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 3.0%
    • Two or more races 0.3%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Paezs

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Fito Páez
      Argentine musician, born 1963

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Paez

    Paez has the Soundex code P200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P200.

    Other Latin surnames

    All 91 Latin surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Paez come from?
    Anglicization of Spanish Páez, of Galician origin, patronymic form of Paio (“Pelagio”), from Latin Pelagius
    How common is the surname Paez?
    10,433 people in the United States had the surname Paez in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 29,593 Americans. It ranked 3,420th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Paez?
    In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Paez identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 6.0% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Paez?
    Fito Páez, Argentine musician.
    Where is the surname Paez most common?
    Wikidata records people named Paez in Argentina.
    What type of surname is Paez?
    Paez is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Paez getting more or less common?
    More common. 7,711 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,433 in 2010, up 35%.