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    The surname Posas

    A Catalan surname, carried by 631 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex P220

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Posas is more common than 78% of them.

    Origin

    Catalan origin

    Borrowed from Catalan Posas, from the noun pausa (“rest, repose, pause”). This surname is mostly found in Honduras.

    One of 39 Catalan surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 631 people named Posas in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 489,296 Americans. That is up 50% since 2000, when the Census counted 422.

    #35,622
    rank among US surnames
    631
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +49.5%
    change since 2000 (was #47,308)

    Who is named Posas

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

    88% of people named Posas identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 5.7% as white (not Hispanic) and 5.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 88%
    • White (not Hispanic) 5.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 5.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Other Catalan surnames

    All 39 Catalan surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Posas come from?
    Borrowed from Catalan Posas, from the noun pausa (“rest, repose, pause”). This surname is mostly found in Honduras.
    How common is the surname Posas?
    631 people in the United States had the surname Posas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 489,296 Americans. It ranked 35,622nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Posas?
    In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Posas identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 5.7% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Posas getting more or less common?
    More common. 422 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 631 in 2010, up 50%.