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    The surname Palencia

    A surname, carried by 3,241 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex P452

    Palencia: #9,959 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Palencia #9,959, 3,241 people Palencia: #9,959 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Palencia #9,959, 3,241 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Palencia is more common than 93.9% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,241 people named Palencia in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 95,262 Americans. That is up 66% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,948.

    #9,959
    rank among US surnames
    3,241
    people in 2010
    1.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +66.4%
    change since 2000 (was #14,154)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #9,953Courson3,24495,174
    #9,954Alpert3,24395,204
    #9,956Goines3,24295,233
    #9,959Boutte3,24195,262
    #9,961Brazier3,24095,292
    #9,963Hoggard3,23995,321
    #9,964Throckmorton3,23895,351

    Who is named Palencia

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

    88% of people named Palencia identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 6.9% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 3.5% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 88%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 6.9%
    • White (not Hispanic) 3.5%
    • Two or more races 1.3%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Palencias

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Brina Palencia
      American voice actress, born 1984

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Palencia

    Palencia has the Soundex code P452, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P452.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Palencia?
    3,241 people in the United States had the surname Palencia in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 95,262 Americans. It ranked 9,959th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Palencia?
    In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Palencia identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 6.9% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
    Who is the most famous person named Palencia?
    Brina Palencia, American voice actress.
    Where is the surname Palencia most common?
    Wikidata records people named Palencia in the United States.
    Is the surname Palencia getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,948 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,241 in 2010, up 66%.