# Paz (surname)

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

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 25,574 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,384 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 12,073 people |
| Change since 2000 | +44% (17,776 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Paz 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) | 7.4% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 89% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 3.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Paz in Argentina, the United States, Brazil, Spain and Bolivia.

## People named Paz

- Nico Paz, Argentine-Spanish footballer (born 2004)
- Víctor Paz Estenssoro, 45th President of Bolivia
- Pablo Paz, Argentine footballer
- Vinnie Paz, American rapper
- Mercedes Paz, Argentine female tennis player
- Bárbara Paz, Brazilian actress, director and producer
- José María Paz, Argentine general (1791–1854)
- Jucinara Thaís Soares Paz, Brazilian association football player
- Vinny Paz, American boxer
- Juan Carlos Paz, Argentine composer
- Marcos Paz, Argentine politician
- Nehuén Paz, Argentinian association football player

## Similar surnames

Paez, Piazza, Paiz, Pak, Pac, Page, Peck, Pace, Pugh, Pike, Paige, Posey.

## 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.