How common is the surname Pastor?

7,647 people in the United States had the surname Pastor in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,375 Americans. It ranked 4,642nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Pastor?

Ed Pastor, American politician (1943–2018).

Where is the surname Pastor most common?

Wikidata records people named Pastor in the United States.

Is the surname Pastor getting more or less common?

More common. 6,214 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,647 in 2010, up 23%.

The surname Pastor

An occupational surname, carried by 7,647 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P236

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pastor is more common than 97.1% of them.

Origin

See pastor.

Pastor is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,647 people named Pastor in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 40,375 Americans. That is up 23% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,214.

#4,642

rank among US surnames

7,647

people in 2010

2.6

per 100,000 Americans

+23.1%

change since 2000 (was #5,171)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,633	Nakamura	7,658	40,317
#4,634	Moye	7,657	40,322
#4,635	Thomsen	7,654	40,338
#4,636	Morehead	7,653	40,343
#4,637	Schenk	7,651	40,354
#4,638	Savoy	7,649	40,364
#4,640	Flanigan	7,648	40,369

Who is named Pastor

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

47% of people named Pastor identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 43% as white (not Hispanic) and 6.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 47%
White (not Hispanic) 43%
Asian and Pacific Islander 6.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Pastors

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ed Pastor
American politician (1943–2018)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Pastor

Pastor has the Soundex code P236, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P236.

Questions

Where does the surname Pastor come from?: See pastor.
How common is the surname Pastor?: 7,647 people in the United States had the surname Pastor in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,375 Americans. It ranked 4,642nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pastor?: In the 2010 Census, 47% of people named Pastor identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 43% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Pastor?: Ed Pastor, American politician (1943–2018).
Where is the surname Pastor most common?: Wikidata records people named Pastor in the United States.
What type of surname is Pastor?: Pastor is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Pastor getting more or less common?: More common. 6,214 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,647 in 2010, up 23%.