Explore the Family Name Palas

The meaning of Palas

1. Greek: variant of Pallas. 2. Czech: from a derivative of the personal name Pavel ‘Paul’. Compare Pallas. 3. Czech (Moravian): derivative of the Moravian dialect pala ‘head’, used as a nickname for an obstinate person. Some characteristic forenames: Greek Antonios, Panos, Takis. German Bernhard, Fritz.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Palas saw a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Palas was ranked 52,935th in popularity and declined to 61,123rd by 2010, a decrease of about 15.47%. The count of individuals with this surname also decreased from 367 in 2000 to 329 in 2010, a reduction of approximately 10.35%. The proportion of this surname per 100,000 people dropped from 0.14 to 0.11, reflecting a substantial decrease of 21.43%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#52,935	#61,123	-15.47%
Count	367	329	-10.35%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.11	-21.43%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Palas

When it comes to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Palas. Between 2000 and 2010, there was an increase in its association with both the Asian/Pacific Islander group (from 7.36% to 9.12%) and the Hispanic group (from 7.90% to 9.73%). Conversely, there was a slight drop in the percentage of Whites carrying this surname, as it fell from 83.11% to 79.94%. Those identifying as two or more races in 2000 did not appear in the 2010 data for this surname. Additionally, there were no records of this surname among Black and American Indian/Alaskan Native groups within these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	83.11%	79.94%	-3.81%
Hispanic	7.9%	9.73%	23.16%
Asian/Pacific Islander	7.36%	9.12%	23.91%
Two or More Races	1.36%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%