The Palanca surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 402 people carried this name — #51,723 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 714,300 people counted. That is up 34% from 299 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 115 people named Palanca 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 Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 62 people named Palanca.
16 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Alpes-Maritimes.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Palanca.
- Pala 623 · U.S. census
- Palacio 8,400 · U.S. census
- Palacios 43,798 · U.S. census
- Paladini 230 · U.S. census
- Palama 185 · U.S. census
- Palamara 372 · U.S. census
- Palao 317 · U.S. census
- Palas 329 · U.S. census
- Palau 743 · U.S. census
- Palay 149 · U.S. census
- Palazzi 377 · U.S. census
- Palazzo 3,203 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Palanca is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.