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

Pantages, 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 Pantages surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Pantages in America

Pantages is the 69579th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pantages surname appeared 282 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Pantages.

We can also compare 2010 data for Pantages 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 Pantages

The surname Pantages has its roots in Greece, originating in the late 15th or early 16th century. It is derived from the Greek word "pantes," which means "all" or "everyone." This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who was well-known or popular among the people.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Pantages can be found in a Byzantine manuscript from the late 16th century, which mentions a merchant named Georgios Pantages who traded goods between Constantinople and the Greek islands.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the Pantages name was prevalent in various regions of Greece, particularly in the Peloponnese and the Aegean islands. Several families with this surname were prominent landowners and influential members of their local communities.

In the late 19th century, a wave of Greek immigration to the United States brought many Pantages families to the country. One of the most notable individuals with this surname was Alexander Pantages, a Greek immigrant who was born in 1876 on the island of Cephalonia. He became a successful businessman and established the Pantages Theatre chain, which played a significant role in the vaudeville entertainment industry in the early 20th century.

Another famous Pantages was Loukas Pantages, a Greek revolutionary who fought against the Ottoman Empire during the Greek War of Independence in the 1820s. He was a prominent figure in the liberation of the Peloponnese region.

In the early 20th century, the name Pantages was also associated with Petros Pantages, a Greek-American businessman and philanthropist who founded the Pantages Hotel in San Diego, California, which became a landmark in the city.

Other notable individuals with the Pantages surname include Maria Pantages, a Greek actress and singer who gained popularity in the 1960s, and Dimitrios Pantages, a Greek-American architect who designed several notable buildings in Los Angeles and other cities in the early 20th century.

While the Pantages name has its origins in Greece, it has since spread to various parts of the world due to Greek migration and diaspora communities. However, its roots can be traced back to the Greek language and the historical significance of the name in the region.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Pantages

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

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

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