Kaus surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Kaus surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 900 people carried this name — #26,949 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 322,600 people counted. That is up 5% from 859 in 2000.

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In Poland’s population register

160 people named Kaus have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 191 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 9 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Greater Poland 76
Pomeranian 19
Lower Silesian 16
West Pomeranian 15
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 14
Lubusz 14
Lublin 2
Podlaskie 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 68 people named Kaus 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 La Pampa.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

La Pampa 21
City of Buenos Aires 20
Buenos Aires Province 15
Entre Ríos 12

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 50 people named Kaus.

10 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 10
Pas-de-Calais 12
Paris 9
Bas-Rhin 9
Marne 3
Nord 2
Nièvre 1
Dordogne 1
Charente-Maritime 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

Who carried it

People named Kaus,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Gina Kaus
    Gina Kaus 1893–1985 · screenwriter
  • Ivan Kaus 1845–1892 · Catholic priest
  • Otto Kaus 1891–1945 · writer
  • Otto Kaus 1891–1945 · writer
  • Max Kaus 1891–1977 · painter
  • Max Kaus 1891–1977 · painter

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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