How common is the surname Pal?

3,844 people in the United States had the surname Pal in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,319 Americans. It ranked 8,570th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Pal?

Benjamin Peary Pal, agricultural scientist.

Where is the surname Pal most common?

Wikidata records people named Pal in Dominion of India.

Is the surname Pal getting more or less common?

More common. 2,196 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,844 in 2010, up 75%.

Is Pal also a first name?

Yes. Pal is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Pal

A surname, carried by 3,844 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex P400 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pal is more common than 94.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,844 people named Pal in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 80,319 Americans. That is up 75% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,196.

#8,570

rank among US surnames

3,844

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+75%

change since 2000 (was #12,845)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,562	Manrique	3,847	80,256
#8,567	Fitz	3,846	80,277
#8,568	Kobayashi	3,845	80,298
#8,570	Weathersby	3,844	80,319
#8,572	Schock	3,843	80,340
#8,576	Harty	3,842	80,361
#8,577	Smeltzer	3,841	80,382

Who is named Pal

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

69% of people named Pal identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 20% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.9% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 69%
White (not Hispanic) 20%
Two or more races 4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Pals

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Benjamin Peary Pal
Agricultural scientist, 1906–1989

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Pal

Pal has the Soundex code P400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P400.

Questions

How common is the surname Pal?: 3,844 people in the United States had the surname Pal in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,319 Americans. It ranked 8,570th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pal?: In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Pal identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 20% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Pal?: Benjamin Peary Pal, agricultural scientist.
Where is the surname Pal most common?: Wikidata records people named Pal in Dominion of India.
Is the surname Pal getting more or less common?: More common. 2,196 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,844 in 2010, up 75%.
Is Pal also a first name?: Yes. Pal is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.