# Palermo (surname)

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

A habitational surname

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sicilian |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 8,165 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,348 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 37,813 people |
| Change since 2000 | -0.5% (8,207 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /pəˈlɜː(ɹ)məʊ/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Italian Palermo, from Sicilian Palermu, from Arabic بَلَرْم (balarm), from Latin Panormus, from Ancient Greek Πάνορμος (Pánormos), from πᾰν- (păn-, “all”) + ὅρμος (hórmos, “port”) for its natural harbor. Doublet of Panormus.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Palermo 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) | 89% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 7.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Palermo in the United States, Argentina and France.

## People named Palermo

- Martín Palermo, Argentine footballer and manager
- Olivia Palermo, American fashion influencer
- Tony Palermo, American musician
- Léa Palermo, badminton player

## Similar surnames

Pellerin.

## 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.