How common is the surname Paradis?

6,113 people in the United States had the surname Paradis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 50,506 Americans. It ranked 5,675th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Paradis?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Paradis identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Paradis?

Maria Theresia Paradis, Austrian musician and composer (1759–1824), followed by Matt Paradis.

Where is the surname Paradis most common?

Wikidata records people named Paradis in the Austrian Empire and the United States.

Is the surname Paradis getting more or less common?

More common. 5,973 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,113 in 2010, up 2.3%.

The surname Paradis

A surname, carried by 6,113 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex P632

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Paradis is more common than 96.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,113 people named Paradis in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 50,506 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,973.

#5,675

rank among US surnames

6,113

people in 2010

2.1

per 100,000 Americans

+2.3%

change since 2000 (was #5,364)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,666	Coakley	6,127	50,391
#5,668	Ismail	6,126	50,399
#5,669	Brister	6,123	50,424
#5,671	Elmer	6,119	50,457
#5,672	Shaughnessy	6,117	50,473
#5,673	Christopherson	6,115	50,490
#5,674	Serra	6,114	50,498

Who is named Paradis

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

94% of people named Paradis identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Paradiss

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Maria Theresia Paradis
Austrian musician and composer (1759–1824)
Matt Paradis
American football player, born 1989

Notable Paradiss come mostly from the Austrian Empire (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Paradis

Paradis has the Soundex code P632, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P632.

Questions

How common is the surname Paradis?: 6,113 people in the United States had the surname Paradis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 50,506 Americans. It ranked 5,675th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Paradis?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Paradis identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Paradis?: Maria Theresia Paradis, Austrian musician and composer (1759–1824), followed by Matt Paradis.
Where is the surname Paradis most common?: Wikidata records people named Paradis in the Austrian Empire and the United States.
Is the surname Paradis getting more or less common?: More common. 5,973 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,113 in 2010, up 2.3%.