Explore the Family Name Palleschi

The meaning of Palleschi

Italian: 1. nickname from pallesco, denoting a follower of the Medicis, from palla ‘ball’ (here referring to the balls on the coat of arms of the Medici family) + the suffix -esco denoting a descendant, a retainer, or a follower. 2. patronymic or plural form of pallesco, a derivative of Palla 2 formed with the suffix -esco denoting a descendant. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Tullio, Angelo, Antonio, Arduino, Attilio, Dino, Domenic, Giancarlo, Marco, Rinaldo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Palleschi" has seen a slight decrease in rank from 43,157 in 2000 to 44,109 in 2010, a change of -2.21%. However, the total count of people with this surname has increased by 3.39% from 472 in 2000 to 488 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.17.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,157	#44,109	-2.21%
Count	472	488	3.39%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.17	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Palleschi

Examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Palleschi, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with this surname identify as White, although there was a slight reduction from 97.25% in 2000 to 95.7% in 2010. There was a modest increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from 2.33% in 2000 to 2.66% in 2010. Those identifying as two or more races also appeared in the 2010 data with 1.43%, while no individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.25%	95.7%	-1.59%
Hispanic	2.33%	2.66%	14.16%
Two or More Races	0%	1.43%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%