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    The surname Paglia

    A surname, carried by 1,558 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex P240

    Paglia: #17,942 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Paglia #17,942, 1,558 people Paglia: #17,942 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Paglia #17,942, 1,558 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Paglia is more common than 88.9% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,558 people named Paglia in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 198,168 Americans. That is up 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,533.

    #17,942
    rank among US surnames
    1,558
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.6%
    change since 2000 (was #17,073)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #17,942Navarette1,558198,168
    #17,951Tee1,557198,295

    Who is named Paglia

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

    94% of people named Paglia identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
    • Two or more races 0.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Paglias

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Camille Paglia
      American feminist academic and critic (born 1947)

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    Surnames that sound like Paglia

    Paglia has the Soundex code P240, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P240.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Paglia?
    1,558 people in the United States had the surname Paglia in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 198,168 Americans. It ranked 17,942nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Paglia?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Paglia identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Paglia?
    Camille Paglia, American feminist academic and critic (born 1947).
    Where is the surname Paglia most common?
    Wikidata records people named Paglia in the United States.
    Is the surname Paglia getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,533 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,558 in 2010, up 1.6%.