# Palacio (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/palacio/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 8,400 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,220 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 36,755 people |
| Change since 2000 | +22% (6,860 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From either Spanish palacio ("palace") or Portuguese palácio ("palace").

## Who carries it

Share of people named Palacio in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 7.6% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 82% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 5.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Palacio in Belize, Argentina and the United States.

## People named Palacio

- Rodrigo Palacio, Argentine association football player
- R. J. Palacio, American author (born 1963)
- Milt Palacio, Belizean basketball player (born 1978)
- Andy Palacio, Belizean musician (1960–2008)

## Similar surnames

Palazzo, Pallas, Paolucci, Palko, Paluch, Palka, Polk, Pollock, Pollack, Pyles, Place, Plaza.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.