The Pak surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 10,846 people carried this name — #3,308 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 27,200 people counted. That is up 10% from 9,877 in 2000.

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In Poland’s population register

599 people named Pak have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 998 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 14 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lublin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Lublin 163
Holy Cross 89
Silesian 77
Masovian 59
Warmian-Masurian 42
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 37
Lubusz 25
Lesser Poland 25

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 90 people named Pak live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in City of Buenos Aires.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

City of Buenos Aires 51
Buenos Aires Province 29
Misiones 10

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

45 people named Pak live in Switzerland.

They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Vaud 11
Zurich 11
Aargau 9
Ticino 5
Geneva 3
St. Gallen 3
Schaffhausen 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 43 people named Pak live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in East Flanders.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

East Flanders 18
Liège 12
Hainaut 7
Antwerp 6

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 21 people named Pak.

Most of them — 18 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 2 départements, most often Paris.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 18
Paris 2
Ardèche 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In national population registers

142 people named Pak are counted in Slovenia and Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Slovenia counts its residents on 1 January 2026.

Counted, by country

Slovenia (2026) 87
Sweden (2022) 55

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS), SiStat tables 05X1015S–05X1018S, family names of the population, 1 January 2026 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Pak in American newspapers,
1895–1918.

Newspaper page from The Roanoke Times carrying the name Pak
The Roanoke Times 1895-06-09
Newspaper page from The Honolulu Republican carrying the name Pak
The Honolulu Republican 1901-11-27
Newspaper page from South Bend News-times carrying the name Pak
South Bend News-times 1918-02-06

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 389 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Pak in Australian newspapers,
1830s–2000s.

1,158 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Pak. The most, 172, date from the 1950s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in the Northern Territory, at 16.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 282
Victoria 241
South Australia 222
Queensland 205
Western Australia 76
Tasmania 39
ACT (Canberra) 38
Northern Territory 34

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Pak.

Who carried it

People named Pak,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Ettel Heller 1868–
  • Ernst Engel-Pak 1885–1965 · illustrator
  • Vladimír Pak 1921–
  • Ludwik Pak 1930–1988 · actor

Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Pak,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States89 records

89 records of the Pak name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 54
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 13
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 12
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 6
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 4
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record James K. Pak

    Born 1922 in Hawaii. Enlisted 1944; checker from Hawaii. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Maria Pak

    Arrived at New York in 1907 aboard the Kaiserin A. Victoria from Hamburg, aged 19; house maid. From Gora, Austria. Born in Zyrakow, Austria.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Yung P. Pak

    U.S. Army veteran of Panama. Born 1960, died 1995; buried at Los Angeles National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 89 records for Pak in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Netherlands1,684 records

1,684 records of the Pak name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1,077
  • Dutch population registers 443
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 164
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Jan Lucas Pak

    Married in 1822 in Beerta; farmhand, born 1792 in Nieuwe Pekela. Died 1827 in Beerta, aged 35; day labourer.

    Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johan Pak

    Married in 1892 in Westervoort; labourer. Died 1939 in Westervoort, aged 71; farmer.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Jan Pak

    Married in 1936 in Odoorn; labourer. Died 1969 in Odoorn, aged 59.

    Open Archives, Drents Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 1,684 records for Pak in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Norway9 records

9 records of the Pak name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Nils Jon Pak

    Census of 1910: Stonga, Sydvaranger; fisherman, born 1867 in Sydvaranger.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Ole Pak

    Census of 1910: Li, Sydvaranger; fisherman, born 1886 in Sydvaranger.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Elen Pak

    Census of 1910: Stonga, Sydvaranger; born 1901 in Sydvaranger.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Showing 3 of 9 records for Pak in Norway.

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

France5 records

5 records of the Pak name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Sultan Pak

    Born 1949 in Turkey; died 1995 in Suresnes (Hauts-de-Seine).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Wing Kong Pak

    Born 1926 in China; died 1998 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Joost Pak

    Born 1944 in the Netherlands; died 2000 in Villejuif (Val-de-Marne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Pak in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Germany4 records

4 records of the Pak name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Peter Pak

    From Hammer, Bomst. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 26 June 1916 (Leib Grenadier Regiment No. 8).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Franz Pak

    From Neu Borni, Posen. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 25 October 1918.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Joseph Pak

    From Hammer. Reported taken prisoner in the Prussian casualty list of 4 August 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Pak in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Australia2 records

2 records of the Pak name in Australia Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Lai Kwan Pak

    Kitchenhand of Epping, Victoria; died 1999.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 2 records for Pak in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Pak name in Canada City of Winnipeg cemetery records
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Quon Eddie Pak

    Died 1995, aged 73; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

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