Explore the Family Name Pavlin

The meaning of Pavlin

1. Slovenian and Croatian: from the personal name Pavlin, Latin Paulinus, a derivative of Paulus (see Paul). Among the saints with the name Paulinus (see also Paulin 1 and Paulino) was the Patriarch of Aquileia (died 802), who is called the apostle of the Slovenes. See also Paulin 2. 2. Czech (Pavlín): from a derivative of the personal name Pavel (see Paul). See also Paulin 3.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Pavlin has seen a slight shift between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Pavlin was ranked 101,654 in terms of popularity and this slightly decreased to 107,134 in 2010, marking a change of -5.39. The count of individuals with the Pavlin surname increased marginally from 164 in 2000 to 166 in 2010, denoting a 1.22 increase. The proportion per 100k people remained constant at 0.06 during both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#101,654	#107,134	-5.39%
Count	164	166	1.22%
Proportion per 100k	0.06	0.06	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pavlin

In regards to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that in both 2000 and 2010, there were no reported instances of the Pavlin surname among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native. The majority of individuals with the Pavlin surname identified as White, making up 92.68% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 92.17% in 2010, representing a change of -0.55. Those identifying as Hispanic made up 4.27% in 2000, reducing to 3.01% in 2010, marking a notable decrease of -29.51.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.68%	92.17%	-0.55%
Hispanic	4.27%	3.01%	-29.51%
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%