Explore the Family Name Pajor

The meaning of Pajor

Polish: perhaps a nickname from a derivative of Polish dialect pajować ‘to shout or quarrel’. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Stanislaw, Boguslaw, Grzegorz, Jadwiga, Janina, Jerzy, Miroslaw, Wieslaw, Zofia.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Pajor witnessed a slight shift in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 48,665th with a count of 407 people bearing that name, which equated to a proportion of 0.15 per 100,000 individuals. However, by 2010, although the number of individuals with this surname increased slightly to 416, the popularity rank dipped to 50,275th, representing a decrease of 3.31%. The proportion of individuals carrying the name Pajor also declined to 0.14 per 100,000 during this period, marking a change of -6.67%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,665	#50,275	-3.31%
Count	407	416	2.21%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.14	-6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pajor

As for the ethnicity associated with the Pajor surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates a small alteration from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the vast majority, or 99.02%, of those with the Pajor surname identified as White, with no other ethnic identities reported. By 2010, however, while the percentage identifying as White remained dominant at 96.39%, there was a new emergence of multi-racial identity (1.20%) and Hispanic identity (1.68%). No individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	99.02%	96.39%	-2.66%
Hispanic	0%	1.68%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	1.2%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%