The surname Palma
A surname, carried by 20,636 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex P450
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 20,636 people named Palma in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 14,962 Americans. That is up 44% since 2000, when the Census counted 14,339.
Who is named Palma
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
73% of people named Palma identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 20% as white (not Hispanic) and 5.6% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 73%
- White (not Hispanic) 20%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 5.6%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%
- Two or more races 0.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.
Famous Palmas
2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Omar PalmaArgentine footballer and manager (1958–2024)
- Adiel PalmaBaseball player, born 1970
Notable Palmas come mostly from Argentina (1) and Cuba (1).
Spellings and sound-alikes
Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling
Palma has the Soundex code P450, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P450.
Questions
- How common is the surname Palma?
- 20,636 people in the United States had the surname Palma in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,962 Americans. It ranked 1,735th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Palma?
- In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Palma identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 20% as white (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Palma?
- Omar Palma, Argentine footballer and manager (1958–2024), followed by Adiel Palma.
- Where is the surname Palma most common?
- Wikidata records people named Palma in Argentina and Cuba.
- Is the surname Palma getting more or less common?
- More common. 14,339 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 20,636 in 2010, up 44%.