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    The surname Penaloza

    A Spanish surname, carried by 7,026 people in the United States.

    4 syllables Soundex P542

    Penaloza: #5,003 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Penaloza #5,003, 7,026 people Penaloza: #5,003 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Penaloza #5,003, 7,026 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Penaloza is more common than 96.9% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    Borrowed from Spanish Peñaloza.

    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 7,026 people named Penaloza in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 43,943 Americans. That is up 66% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,223.

    #5,003
    rank among US surnames
    7,026
    people in 2010
    2.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +66.4%
    change since 2000 (was #7,279)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,000Hartwell7,03243,906
    #5,001Lora7,03043,918
    #5,002Spitzer7,02743,937
    #5,003Penaloza7,02643,943
    #5,004Veliz7,02443,956

    Who is named Penaloza

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

    96% of people named Penaloza identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 2.1% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 96%
    • White (not Hispanic) 2.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.7%
    • Two or more races 0.3%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.1%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Penaloza come from?
    Borrowed from Spanish Peñaloza.
    How common is the surname Penaloza?
    7,026 people in the United States had the surname Penaloza in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 43,943 Americans. It ranked 5,003rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Penaloza?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Penaloza identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 2.1% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Penaloza getting more or less common?
    More common. 4,223 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,026 in 2010, up 66%.