Explore the Family Name Papez

The meaning of Papez

Slovenian, Croatian, and Czech (Papež); Slovak (mainly Pápež): ironic or figurative nickname from Slovenian, Czech, and dialectal Croatian papež, Slovak pápež ‘pope’, denoting someone who behaved or looked like the pope or, at least in Bohemia, applied to a catholic. Compare Papes 1 and Papesh.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Papez saw a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Papez was ranked 96,480th most popular surname in the U.S., with a count of 175. By 2010, it had marginally climbed to 96,368th place with a count of 189, marking an 8% increase in frequency. Despite this rise, the proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.06, indicating that the overall prevalence of the surname Papez in the US population did not change significantly.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#96,480	#96,368	0.12%
Count	175	189	8%
Proportion per 100k	0.06	0.06	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Papez

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Papez, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that there is a considerable concentration in the White demographic. In 2000, about 94.86% of those bearing the Papez surname identified as White, decreasing slightly to 92.59% by 2010. The Hispanic ethnicity also started to appear in the data in 2010, accounting for 4.23% of people with the Papez name. Other ethnic identities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native were not represented in either year. This suggests that the surname Papez has predominantly been associated with the White ethnic group over the years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.86%	92.59%	-2.39%
Hispanic	0%	4.23%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%