# Paras (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/paras/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Kapampangan |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,463 |
| US rank (2010) | 12,566 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 125,353 people |
| Change since 2000 | +32% (1,869 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Two main origins: * Borrowed from Kapampangan Paras; this surname is predominantly found in Central Luzon region. * Borrowed from Spanish Paras, probably a habitational surname.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Paras in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 37% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 12% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 45% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 3.0% |

## Similar surnames

Paris, Parris, Porras, Parisi, Parise, Pariseau, Pearse, Perras, Parras, Paraiso, Park, Parks.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.