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    The surname Pelosi

    An Italian surname, carried by 1,309 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /pəˈloʊsi/ 3 syllables Soundex P420

    Pelosi: #20,309 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Pelosi #20,309, 1,309 people Pelosi: #20,309 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Pelosi #20,309, 1,309 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pelosi is more common than 87.5% of them.

    Origin

    Italian origin

    Borrowed from Italian Pelosi, from peloso (“hairy”), from Latin pilōsus.

    One of 798 Italian surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,309 people named Pelosi in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 235,864 Americans. That is up 5.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,237.

    #20,309
    rank among US surnames
    1,309
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.8%
    change since 2000 (was #20,055)

    Who is named Pelosi

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

    93% of people named Pelosi identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 93%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
    • Two or more races 1.5%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Pelosis

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Nancy Pelosi
      American politician (born 1940)
    • Paul Pelosi
      American businessman (born 1940)
    • Alexandra Pelosi
      American journalist (born 1970)
    • Marc Pelosi
      American soccer player, born 1994

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Pelosi

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

    Other Italian surnames

    All 798 Italian surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Pelosi come from?
    Borrowed from Italian Pelosi, from peloso (“hairy”), from Latin pilōsus.
    How common is the surname Pelosi?
    1,309 people in the United States had the surname Pelosi in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 235,864 Americans. It ranked 20,309th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Pelosi?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Pelosi identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Pelosi?
    Nancy Pelosi, American politician (born 1940), followed by Paul Pelosi.
    Where is the surname Pelosi most common?
    Wikidata records people named Pelosi in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Pelosi?
    Pelosi is /pəˈloʊsi/, 3 syllables.
    Is the surname Pelosi getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,237 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,309 in 2010, up 5.8%.