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    The surname Palacios

    A Spanish surname, carried by 43,798 people in the United States.

    4 syllables Soundex P422

    Palacios: #789 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Palacios #789, 43,798 people Palacios: #789 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Palacios #789, 43,798 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Palacios is more common than 99.5% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    From either Spanish palacios ("palaces") or Portuguese palácios ("palaces"), or from Palacio + -s.

    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 43,798 people named Palacios in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 7,049 Americans. That is up 45% since 2000, when the Census counted 30,231.

    #789
    rank among US surnames
    43,798
    people in 2010
    15
    per 100,000 Americans
    +44.9%
    change since 2000 (was #1,057)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #780McKee44,1376,995
    #781Barr44,1306,996
    #782David44,0407,011
    #783Dejesus44,0387,011
    #784Marin43,9047,032
    #785Berger43,8517,041
    #786McIntyre43,8427,042

    Who is named Palacios

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

    94% of people named Palacios identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 4.3% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 94%
    • White (not Hispanic) 4.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
    • Two or more races 0.2%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Palacioss

    9 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Exequiel Palacios
      Argentine association football player, born 1998
    • Sebastián Palacios
      Argentinian footballer, born 1992
    • Pedro Bonifacio Palacios
      Argentine poet (1854–1917)
    • Matías Palacios
      Argentine association football player (2002-)
    • Alfredo Palacios
      Argentine politician, 1880–1965
    • Ezequiel Palacios
      Argentinian volleyball player, born 1992
    • Kiana Palacios
      American–Mexican association football player, born 1996
    • Federico Palacios
      Association football player, born 1995
    • Trueno
      Argentine rapper and singer (born 2002)

    Notable Palacioss come mostly from Argentina (7), Mexico (1) and Germany (1).

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Palacios come from?
    From either Spanish palacios ("palaces") or Portuguese palácios ("palaces"), or from Palacio + -s.
    How common is the surname Palacios?
    43,798 people in the United States had the surname Palacios in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 7,049 Americans. It ranked 789th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Palacios?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Palacios identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 4.3% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Palacios?
    Exequiel Palacios, Argentine association football player, followed by Sebastián Palacios.
    Where is the surname Palacios most common?
    Wikidata records people named Palacios in Argentina, Mexico and Germany.
    Is the surname Palacios getting more or less common?
    More common. 30,231 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 43,798 in 2010, up 45%.