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

Palomo, 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 Palomo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Palomo in America

Palomo is the 4741st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Palomo surname appeared 7,478 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 people would have the surname Palomo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Palomo 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 Palomo

The surname Palomo is of Spanish origin, derived from the Spanish word "palomo" which means "dove" or "pigeon". It first appeared in the regions of Castile and Andalusia in Spain during the 12th and 13th centuries.

The name likely originated as a nickname or an occupational name for someone who bred or traded pigeons. In medieval Spain, pigeons were a valuable commodity and played an important role in communication and as a source of food.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the surname Palomo can be found in the Becerro de las Behetrías de Castilla, a 14th-century manuscript that documented landholdings and taxation in the Kingdom of Castile. The document includes references to individuals with the surname Palomo in various villages and towns.

In the 15th century, the surname Palomo was associated with several notable individuals. Juan Palomo was a prominent merchant and banker in Seville, born around 1420. He financed several expeditions to the Americas and was granted land and titles by the Spanish Crown.

Another early bearer of the name was Pedro Palomo, a 16th-century architect and stonemason from Toledo. He is credited with the design and construction of several churches and monasteries in the region, including the Monasterio de San Juan de los Reyes.

In the 17th century, Diego Palomo y Velasco (1594-1670) was a Spanish military commander and nobleman who served as the Governor of Panama and later as the Viceroy of New Spain (present-day Mexico).

The surname Palomo has also been connected to various place names in Spain, such as Palomo de Arriba and Palomo de Abajo, both villages in the province of Segovia. These names likely derived from the surname itself and may have been named after early settlers or landowners with the Palomo name.

Other notable individuals with the surname Palomo include Enrique Palomo Aguado (1900-1974), a Spanish filmmaker and screenwriter, and José Palomo Pérez (1887-1964), a Spanish painter known for his portraits and religious works.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Palomo

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

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 Palomo 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 Palomo 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 Palomo was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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