How common is the surname Pelaez?

5,810 people in the United States had the surname Pelaez in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,140 Americans. It ranked 5,929th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Pelaez?

Wilfredo Peláez, basketball player (1930–2019).

Where is the surname Pelaez most common?

Wikidata records people named Pelaez in Uruguay.

Is the surname Pelaez getting more or less common?

More common. 4,048 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,810 in 2010, up 44%.

The surname Pelaez

A Spanish surname, carried by 5,810 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex P420

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pelaez is more common than 96.3% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

Anglicization of Spanish Peláez, from Pelayo

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 5,810 people named Pelaez in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 53,140 Americans. That is up 44% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,048.

#5,929

rank among US surnames

5,810

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

+43.5%

change since 2000 (was #7,574)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,924	Arceneaux	5,818	53,067
#5,925	Daughtry	5,816	53,086
#5,928	Dorr	5,814	53,104
#5,929	Pelaez	5,810	53,140

Who is named Pelaez

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

89% of people named Pelaez identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 7.0% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 89%
White (not Hispanic) 7.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
Two or more races 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Pelaezs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Wilfredo Peláez
Basketball player (1930–2019)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Pelaez

Pelaez has the Soundex code P420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P420.

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Pelaez come from?: Anglicization of Spanish Peláez, from Pelayo
How common is the surname Pelaez?: 5,810 people in the United States had the surname Pelaez in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,140 Americans. It ranked 5,929th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pelaez?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Pelaez identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 7.0% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Pelaez?: Wilfredo Peláez, basketball player (1930–2019).
Where is the surname Pelaez most common?: Wikidata records people named Pelaez in Uruguay.
Is the surname Pelaez getting more or less common?: More common. 4,048 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,810 in 2010, up 44%.