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    The surname Par

    A surname, carried by 1,052 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex P600

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Par is more common than 85.2% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,052 people named Par in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 293,484 Americans. That is up 260% since 2000, when the Census counted 292.

    #23,978
    rank among US surnames
    1,052
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +260.3%
    change since 2000 (was #63,812)

    Who is named Par

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

    67% of people named Par identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 19% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 11% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 67%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 19%
    • White (not Hispanic) 11%
    • 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 Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Par

    Par has the Soundex code P600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P600.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Par?
    1,052 people in the United States had the surname Par in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 293,484 Americans. It ranked 23,978th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Par?
    In the 2010 Census, 67% of people named Par identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 19% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Par getting more or less common?
    More common. 292 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,052 in 2010, up 260%.