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    The surname Pallas

    A nickname surname, carried by 947 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈpæləs/ 2 syllables Soundex P420 Also a first name

    Pallas: #25,935 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Pallas #25,935, 947 people Pallas: #25,935 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Pallas #25,935, 947 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pallas is more common than 84% of them.

    Origin

    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.

    Pallas is a nickname surname: from a description or nickname of an ancestor.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 947 people named Pallas in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 326,025 Americans. That is down 16% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,126.

    #25,935
    rank among US surnames
    947
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    -15.9%
    change since 2000 (was #21,590)

    Who is named Pallas

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

    94% of people named Pallas identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.3%
    • Two or more races 0.9%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Surnames that sound like Pallas

    Pallas has the Soundex code P420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P420.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Pallas come from?
    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…
    How common is the surname Pallas?
    947 people in the United States had the surname Pallas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 326,025 Americans. It ranked 25,935th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Pallas?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Pallas identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    How do you pronounce Pallas?
    Pallas is /ˈpæləs/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Pallas?
    Pallas is a nickname surname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor.
    Is the surname Pallas getting more or less common?
    Less common. 1,126 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 947 in 2010, down 16%.
    Is Pallas also a first name?
    Yes. Pallas is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.