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    The surname Palos

    A surname, carried by 2,880 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex P420

    Palos: #11,040 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Palos #11,040, 2,880 people Palos: #11,040 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Palos #11,040, 2,880 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Palos is more common than 93.2% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,880 people named Palos in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 107,203 Americans. That is up 20% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,402.

    #11,040
    rank among US surnames
    2,880
    people in 2010
    1.0
    per 100,000 Americans
    +19.9%
    change since 2000 (was #11,935)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #11,031Chambless2,882107,129
    #11,035Foret2,881107,166
    #11,040Bruder2,880107,203
    #11,044Rickett2,879107,241
    #11,047Branum2,878107,278

    Who is named Palos

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

    87% of people named Palos identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 9.8% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 87%
    • White (not Hispanic) 9.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.8%
    • Two or more races 0.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Palos

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

    Questions

    How common is the surname Palos?
    2,880 people in the United States had the surname Palos in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 107,203 Americans. It ranked 11,040th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Palos?
    In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Palos identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 9.8% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Palos getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,402 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,880 in 2010, up 20%.