Explore the Family Name Paas

The meaning of Paas

1. German: variant of Paasch. 2. Dutch: cognate of German Paasch. Some characteristic forenames: German Arno, Guenter, Kurt.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Paas in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Paas experienced a slight dip in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 63,141st in prevalence among all surnames, but by 2010, it had slipped to 65,066th place, a decrease of 3.05%. However, despite this drop in overall ranking, the actual number of people with the Paas surname increased from 296 to 305 during the same period, indicating a growth rate of 3.04%. The proportion of individuals named Paas per 100,000 decreased by 9.09%, from 0.11 in 2000 to 0.1 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#63,141	#65,066	-3.05%
Count	296	305	3.04%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Paas

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that there were some shifts within the Paas surname bearers' ethnic identity over the ten-year span. In 2000, a majority of individuals with this surname identified as White (81.08%), a figure that slightly reduced to 80.33% by 2010. The second largest ethnic group was Asian/Pacific Islander, also decreasing from 14.86% to 13.77%. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw an increase of 25%, moving from 2.36% to 2.95%. The data for 2010 also introduced a new category, with 1.97% of Paas surname holders reporting they belong to two or more races. The categories of Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native did not register any count for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	81.08%	80.33%	-0.93%
Asian/Pacific Islander	14.86%	13.77%	-7.34%
Hispanic	2.36%	2.95%	25%
Two or More Races	0%	1.97%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%