Find out how popular the last name Pallarés is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Pallarés.

Pallarés, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Pallarés surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Pallarés in America

Pallarés is the 16395th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pallarés surname appeared 1,755 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Pallarés.

We can also compare 2010 data for Pallarés to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Pallarés

The surname Pallares originated in Catalonia, a region in northeastern Spain. It dates back to the medieval period, deriving from the Catalan word "pallars," which referred to a person from the Pallars region of Catalonia. This region takes its name from the Latin word "palaria," meaning a place with many straw or hay.

Pallares is believed to have first appeared as a surname in the 11th or 12th century, during the era of the Reconquista, when the Christian kingdoms of Spain were engaged in campaigns to reclaim territories from the Moors. Some of the earliest recorded instances of the Pallares surname can be found in medieval manuscripts and charters from Catalonia.

One notable historical figure bearing the Pallares surname was Ramon Pallares, a Catalan military leader who fought against the Moors in the 13th century. Another was Pere Pallares, a 14th-century Catalan merchant and diplomat who played a significant role in establishing trade relations between the Crown of Aragon and other Mediterranean powers.

In the 15th century, the Pallares family established itself as a prominent noble lineage in Catalonia. Notable members included Joan Pallares, a wealthy landowner and patron of the arts, and Beatriu Pallares, a renowned poet and scholar.

As the Pallares surname spread beyond Catalonia, it evolved into various spellings, such as Pallarez, Pallarès, and Pallarés, reflecting regional linguistic variations. One notable bearer of the Pallarès variant was Francesc Pallarès, a 16th-century Catalan artist known for his religious paintings and frescoes.

Other notable individuals with the Pallares surname include Miguel Pallares, a 17th-century Spanish explorer and navigator who participated in expeditions to the Americas, and José Pallares, a 19th-century Catalan politician and advocate for Catalan autonomy.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Pallarés

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Pallarés.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Pallarés was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Pallarés has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Pallarés was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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