# Pallo (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/pallo/  
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 | Hungarian |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 641 |
| US rank (2010) | 35,147 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 481,662 people |
| Change since 2000 | -0.3% (643 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian Palló, but also from Spanish Pallo. This surname is mostly found in Ecuador.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Pallo 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) | 85% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 11% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Similar surnames

Paul, Pal, Pahl, Pillow, Paull, Paulo, Palo, Puello, Palla, Pall, Pala, Powell.

## 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.