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    The surname Pantaleon

    A surname, carried by 2,467 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex P534

    Pantaleon: #12,554 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Pantaleon #12,554, 2,467 people Pantaleon: #12,554 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Pantaleon #12,554, 2,467 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pantaleon is more common than 92.3% of them.

    Origin

    * From Ancient Greek Πανταλέων (Pantaléōn) used as a personal name, stemming from παν- (pan-, “all, every”) and λέων (léōn, “lion”) (Klein). * As a Spanish surname, from Pantaleón. Compare Pantaleo. * The saint's name is of Ancient Greek origin, as described above or from παν- (pan-, “all, every”) and ἐλεήμων (eleḗmōn, “merciful, compassionate”) (Littré).

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,467 people named Pantaleon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 125,150 Americans. That is up 52% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,621.

    #12,554
    rank among US surnames
    2,467
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +52.2%
    change since 2000 (was #16,360)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #12,547Baumgart2,469125,049
    #12,548Koop2,468125,099
    #12,554Crotts2,467125,150
    #12,557Pathak2,466125,201
    #12,560Randles2,465125,252

    Who is named Pantaleon

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

    80% of people named Pantaleon identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 14% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 3.4% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 80%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 14%
    • White (not Hispanic) 3.4%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.9%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Pantaleon

    Pantaleon has the Soundex code P534, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P534.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Pantaleon come from?
    * From Ancient Greek Πανταλέων (Pantaléōn) used as a personal name, stemming from παν- (pan-, “all, every”) and λέων (léōn, “lion”) (Klein). * As a Spanish surname, from Pantaleón. Compare Pantaleo. * The saint's name is of Ancient Greek origin, as described above or from παν- (pan-, “all, every”)…
    How common is the surname Pantaleon?
    2,467 people in the United States had the surname Pantaleon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 125,150 Americans. It ranked 12,554th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Pantaleon?
    In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Pantaleon identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 14% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
    Is the surname Pantaleon getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,621 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,467 in 2010, up 52%.