The Pila surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 364 people carried this name — #56,195 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 833,300 people counted. That is up 14% from 318 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 135 people named Pila 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 Poland’s population register
116 people named Pila have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 150 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Holy Cross.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 70 people named Pila.
20 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Vaucluse.
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.
Who carried it
People named Pila,
with a public archive behind them.
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Santiago Fuentes Pila 1893–1969 · lawyer -
Marie Pila 1896–1974
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Jonathan Pila 1962– · mathematician
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Renaud Pila 1970– · opinion journalist
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Jorge Luis Pila 1972– · actor
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María Mercedes Pila 1979– · runner
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Pila.
- Pietrzyk 616 · U.S. census
- Piette 961 · U.S. census
- Piga 110 · U.S. census
- Pigeon 1,661 · U.S. census
- Pignatelli 467 · U.S. census
- Piguet 174 · U.S. census
- Pilarczyk 286 · U.S. census
- Pilarski 1,544 · U.S. census
- Pilat 991 · U.S. census
- Pilate 206 · U.S. census
- Pilati 121 · U.S. census
- Pilato 847 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Pila 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.