How common is the surname Pfau?

1,996 people in the United States had the surname Pfau in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 154,682 Americans. It ranked 14,842nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Pfau?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Pfau identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Pfau getting more or less common?

More common. 1,988 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,996 in 2010, up 0.4%.

The surname Pfau

A surname, carried by 1,996 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex P000

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pfau is more common than 90.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,996 people named Pfau in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 154,682 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 1,988.

#14,842

rank among US surnames

1,996

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+0.4%

change since 2000 (was #13,920)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,834	Dames	1,998	154,527
#14,838	Degen	1,997	154,605
#14,842	Pfau	1,996	154,682
#14,848	Aslam	1,995	154,760

Who is named Pfau

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

95% of people named Pfau identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.5%
Two or more races 0.9%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Pfau?: 1,996 people in the United States had the surname Pfau in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 154,682 Americans. It ranked 14,842nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pfau?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Pfau identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Pfau getting more or less common?: More common. 1,988 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,996 in 2010, up 0.4%.