How Many People Have the Last Name Palma?
people had the surname Palma in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 14,286 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Hispanic or Latino
Change Since 2000
+6,297 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Palma (72.5%) are Hispanic or Latino. The next largest group, 20.1%, are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are Hispanic or Latino, Palma ranks #316. From 2000 to 2010, the Hispanic or Latino share rose from 64.9% to 72.5%, and the non-Hispanic White share fell from 27.2% to 20.1%.
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📈 Change Since 2000
Palma grew from 14,339 people in 2000 to 20,636 in 2010 (up 43.9%), and its rank rose from #2,312 to #1,735.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 14,339 | 20,636 |
| Rank | #2,312 | #1,735 |
| Per 100,000 people | 5.32 | 7 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Palma
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Palma: P450
👤 Palma as a First Name
Palma is a first name too: about 1,068 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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