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

Pantaleon, 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 Pantaleon surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Pantaleon in America

Pantaleon is the 12554th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pantaleon surname appeared 2,467 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 Pantaleon.

We can also compare 2010 data for Pantaleon 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 Pantaleon

The surname Pantaleon originated in Italy during the late medieval period. It is derived from the Greek name Pantaleon, which means "all-lion" or "totally lion-like." This name was initially given to individuals who displayed characteristics associated with the strength and courage of a lion.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Pantaleon can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Cavensis, a collection of medieval documents from the Campania region of Southern Italy, dating back to the 11th century. The documents mention several individuals with the surname Pantaleon residing in the town of Amalfi.

In the 13th century, a notable figure named Pantaleo Pantaleon was a renowned jurist and judge in the city of Bologna. He was instrumental in the development of Roman law and is cited in several legal manuscripts from that period.

During the Renaissance, the name Pantaleon gained popularity among Italian noble families. One such notable figure was Battista Pantaleon, a 16th-century Italian humanist and scholar born in Sarzana in 1494. He authored several works on ancient Roman history and literature.

In the 17th century, the Pantaleon family established themselves as a prominent force in the Venetian Republic. Giovanni Battista Pantaleon (1595-1670) was a successful merchant and diplomat who served as the Venetian ambassador to the Ottoman Empire.

Another notable figure was Francesco Pantaleon (1734-1804), an Italian composer and violinist who was a contemporary of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. He was born in Venice and is known for his contributions to the development of the violin concerto genre.

Over time, the surname Pantaleon spread to other parts of Europe, including France and Spain. In France, the name was sometimes spelled as Pantaléon, while in Spain, it was adapted to Pantaleón.

One of the most famous bearers of the name in recent history was the Spanish poet and dramatist Pantaleón Palacio (1879-1952), who was a prominent figure in the Generation of '98 literary movement.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Pantaleon

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

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

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