The Palomino surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,313 people carried this name — #3,800 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 31,600 people counted. That is up 34% from 6,963 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 6,606 people named Palomino 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.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
81 people named Palomino live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 64 people named Palomino.
Most of them — 46 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Hauts-de-Seine.
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 print
Palomino in American newspapers,
1907–1916.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 948 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Palomino,
with a public archive behind them.
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Antonio Palomino 1655–1726 · writer -
Juan Bernabé Palomino 1692–1777 · painter -
Mario Johnatan Palomino Salcedo d. 2026 · teacher
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Paco Palomino d. 2017 · sculptor
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Luis Alberto Palomino Villar d. 2004
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Juan Santiago Palomino 1682– · composer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Palomino.
- Palmisano 3,363 · U.S. census
- Palomar 1,344 · U.S. census
- Palomares 7,084 · U.S. census
- Palomba 573 · U.S. census
- Palombo 1,955 · U.S. census
- Palomera 1,632 · U.S. census
- Palomo 7,478 · U.S. census
- Palos 2,880 · U.S. census
- Paltz 113 · U.S. census
- Palu 407 · U.S. census
- Paluch 1,409 · U.S. census
- Palumbo 11,005 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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