Explore the Family Name Pauta

The meaning of Pauta

Amerindian or Hispanic (mainly Ecuador): 1. probably from Quechuan pauta ‘mistake; confusion’. 2. alternatively, perhaps a nickname from Spanish pauta ‘pattern, guideline’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Pauta has seen a significant increase in popularity in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 80,216th most common, and by 2010, it had surged to the 47,706th spot, marking an impressive change of approximately 40.53%. The count of individuals with this surname more than doubled from about 220 in 2000 to 444 in 2010, a growth of about 101.82%. Consequently, the proportion of people named Pauta per 100,000 increased by 87.5% within a decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#80,216	#47,706	40.53%
Count	220	444	101.82%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.15	87.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pauta

When considering the ethnicity of individuals with the surname Pauta, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority identify as Hispanic. In both 2000 and 2010, Hispanics made up over 88% of those with the Pauta surname, peaking at about 90.99% in 2010. Meanwhile, the representation of Whites under this surname decreased from 6.82% in 2000 to 4.95% in 2010. The Asian/Pacific Islander community also carried the Pauta surname, with their proportion increasing slightly from 2.27% in 2000 to 2.70% in 2010. There were no recorded instances of the surname among those identifying as Black, Two or more races, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	88.64%	90.99%	2.65%
White	6.82%	4.95%	-27.42%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.27%	2.7%	18.94%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%