# Pallas (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/pallas/  
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 | nickname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 947 |
| US rank (2010) | 25,935 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 326,025 people |
| Change since 2000 | -15.9% (1,126 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈpæləs/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Ancient Greek Παλλάς (Pallás) (f.) or Πάλλας (Pállas) (m.), from πάλλω (pállō, “to poise, sway, or swing”), but explained here by the ancients as more specifically meaning to brandish something. In Athena's conventional iconography, she was often depicted with a spear or a shield. Thus the epithet was explained as referring to her brandishing these things.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Pallas 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) | 94% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |

## Similar surnames

Palacio, Paulus, Palazzo, Pauls, Palos, Pals, Pawlak, Palka, Polk, Pollock, Pollack, Pyles.

## 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.