as a Last Name
- 1,703
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Pal
Meaning & Origins
Indian (Bengal) and Bangladeshi: Hindu (Kayasth) name, from Sanskrit pāla ‘protector’, ‘keeper’, ‘guard’, ‘herdsman’ (compare gopāla ‘cowherd’), an epithet of the god Krishna and a common personal name. A Pala dynasty that was founded by one Gopala in the 8th century ruled in Bengal and Bihar until the 12th century.
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Quick facts
- Hundreds
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 1,703
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Puerto Rico
- has the most people named Pal per capita
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