The Palomares surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,084 people carried this name — #4,964 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 41,700 people counted. That is up 47% from 4,817 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 742 people named Palomares 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 Tucumán.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 154 people named Palomares.
Most of them — 79 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 21 départements, most often Hérault.
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.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
34 people named Palomares live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
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 print
Palomares in American newspapers,
1877–1920.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,522 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Palomares,
with a public archive behind them.
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Maria Palomares 1861–1907 -
Gabino Palomares 1950–2026 · singer-songwriter -
Luz Palomares 1850–1948 · military personnel
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Fernando Palomares 1900–2000 · anarchist
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Antonio Palomares Vinuesa 1930–2007 · politician
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Baldomero Palomares 1933–1999 · lawyer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Palomares.
- Palmerini 113 · U.S. census
- Palmero 718 · U.S. census
- Palmier 206 · U.S. census
- Palmieri 6,296 · U.S. census
- Palmisano 3,363 · U.S. census
- Palomar 1,344 · U.S. census
- Palomba 573 · U.S. census
- Palombo 1,955 · U.S. census
- Palomera 1,632 · U.S. census
- Palomino 9,313 · U.S. census
- Palomo 7,478 · U.S. census
- Palos 2,880 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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