Explore the Family Name Paes

The meaning of Paes

1. Portuguese: variant of Pais. 2. German and Flemish: variant of Paas and Paasch. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Fernanda, Jose, Orlando, Pedro, Renato.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Paes" experienced a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, the rank of this surname was 52,935, which improved slightly to 52,851 in 2010, indicating a change rate of 0.16%. The number of individuals bearing the surname also increased from 367 in 2000 to 392 in 2010, marking a 6.81% growth. However, there was a marginal decrease in the proportion per 100,000 people - from 0.14 in 2000 to 0.13 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#52,935	#52,851	0.16%
Count	367	392	6.81%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.13	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Paes

The ethnicity associated with the surname "Paes" evolved over the decade as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander grew significantly from 12.26% to 17.35%, a change of 41.52%. Conversely, the proportion identifying with two or more races declined sharply by 53.21%, going from 3.27% to 1.53%. Individuals with 'Paes' surname who identified as White also saw an increase from 64.58% to 66.07%. The Hispanic population bearing this surname decreased from 18.53% to 13.52%. As for those identifying as Black, there was a minor increase from 1.36% to 1.53%. No changes were observed among American Indian and Alaskan Native populations.

	2000	2010	Change
White	64.58%	66.07%	2.31%
Asian/Pacific Islander	12.26%	17.35%	41.52%
Hispanic	18.53%	13.52%	-27.04%
Two or More Races	3.27%	1.53%	-53.21%
Black	1.36%	1.53%	12.5%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%