How common is the surname Palen?

1,762 people in the United States had the surname Palen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 175,224 Americans. It ranked 16,349th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Palen?

In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Palen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Palen?

Anna von Palen, actress (1875-1939).

Where is the surname Palen most common?

Wikidata records people named Palen in German Reich.

Is the surname Palen getting more or less common?

More common. 1,557 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,762 in 2010, up 13%.

The surname Palen

A surname, carried by 1,762 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P450

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Palen is more common than 89.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,762 people named Palen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 175,224 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,557.

#16,349

rank among US surnames

1,762

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+13.2%

change since 2000 (was #16,871)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,343	Scheffer	1,763	175,125
#16,349	Mecca	1,762	175,224

Who is named Palen

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

88% of people named Palen identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.2%
Two or more races 1.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Palens

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Anna von Palen
Actress (1875-1939)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Palen

Palen has the Soundex code P450, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P450.

Questions

How common is the surname Palen?: 1,762 people in the United States had the surname Palen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 175,224 Americans. It ranked 16,349th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Palen?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Palen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Palen?: Anna von Palen, actress (1875-1939).
Where is the surname Palen most common?: Wikidata records people named Palen in German Reich.
Is the surname Palen getting more or less common?: More common. 1,557 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,762 in 2010, up 13%.