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    The surname Partlow

    A surname, carried by 3,623 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex P634

    Partlow: #9,025 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Partlow #9,025, 3,623 people Partlow: #9,025 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Partlow #9,025, 3,623 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Partlow is more common than 94.4% of them.

    Origin

    Either a reduced form of McPartlow, a surname of Irish origin, or an Americanized form of German Bartlau.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,623 people named Partlow in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 85,218 Americans. That is up 0.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,602.

    #9,025
    rank among US surnames
    3,623
    people in 2010
    1.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +0.6%
    change since 2000 (was #8,426)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #9,017Garwood3,62685,148
    #9,020Stonge3,62585,171
    #9,023Lua3,62485,195
    #9,025Partlow3,62385,218
    #9,026Batt3,62285,242
    #9,027Baptista3,62185,265
    #9,029Barthel3,62085,289

    Who is named Partlow

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

    73% of people named Partlow identified as white (not Hispanic), 22% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 73%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 22%
    • Two or more races 2.1%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Partlow come from?
    Either a reduced form of McPartlow, a surname of Irish origin, or an Americanized form of German Bartlau.
    How common is the surname Partlow?
    3,623 people in the United States had the surname Partlow in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 85,218 Americans. It ranked 9,025th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Partlow?
    In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Partlow identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Partlow getting more or less common?
    More common. 3,602 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,623 in 2010, up 0.6%.