How common is the surname Pastrana?

4,830 people in the United States had the surname Pastrana in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 63,922 Americans. It ranked 6,943rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Pastrana?

Travis Pastrana, American professional motorsports competitor and stunt performer.

Where is the surname Pastrana most common?

Wikidata records people named Pastrana in the United States.

Is the surname Pastrana getting more or less common?

More common. 3,291 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,830 in 2010, up 47%.

The surname Pastrana

A Spanish surname, carried by 4,830 people in the United States.

3 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). Pastrana is more common than 95.7% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

Borrowed from Spanish Pastrana. This surname is predominantly found in Puerto Rico.

One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,830 people named Pastrana in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 63,922 Americans. That is up 47% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,291.

#6,943

rank among US surnames

4,830

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

+46.8%

change since 2000 (was #9,118)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,936	Rubenstein	4,833	63,883
#6,937	Canas	4,832	63,896
#6,940	Catlin	4,831	63,909
#6,943	Pastrana	4,830	63,922
#6,947	Brockway	4,828	63,949
#6,948	Nez	4,827	63,962

Who is named Pastrana

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

87% of people named Pastrana identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 6.5% as white (not Hispanic) and 6.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 87%
White (not Hispanic) 6.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 6.0%
Two or more races 0.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Pastranas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Travis Pastrana
American professional motorsports competitor and stunt performer, born 1983

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Pastrana

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

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Pastrana come from?: Borrowed from Spanish Pastrana. This surname is predominantly found in Puerto Rico.
How common is the surname Pastrana?: 4,830 people in the United States had the surname Pastrana in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 63,922 Americans. It ranked 6,943rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pastrana?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Pastrana identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 6.5% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Pastrana?: Travis Pastrana, American professional motorsports competitor and stunt performer.
Where is the surname Pastrana most common?: Wikidata records people named Pastrana in the United States.
Is the surname Pastrana getting more or less common?: More common. 3,291 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,830 in 2010, up 47%.