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

The Maus surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,997 people carried this name — #8,288 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 73,500 people counted. That is up 2% from 3,930 in 2000.

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In Belgium’s population register

At least 306 people named Maus live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Liège 153
West Flanders 55
Luxembourg Province 23
Brussels-Capital 16
Flemish Brabant 15
Antwerp 12
Hainaut 11
Walloon Brabant 6

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 175 people named Maus.

15 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 23 départements, most often Paris.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 15
Paris 27
Moselle 26
Somme 26
Nord 15
Marne 10
Ardennes 10
Meurthe-et-Moselle 8
Seine-Maritime 6

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

55 people named Maus 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

Zurich 16
Geneva 8
Vaud 7
Aargau 6
Thurgau 6
Bern 5
Lucerne 4
Schwyz 3

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 Poland’s population register

53 people named Maus have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 74 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 Opole.

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

Where they live today

Opole 20
Silesian 11
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 8
Pomeranian 7
Łódź 4
Greater Poland 3

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

In print

Maus in American newspapers,
1908–1919.

Newspaper page from The Salt Lake Tribune carrying the name Maus
The Salt Lake Tribune 1908-01-12
Newspaper page from Der Sonntagsbote Und Der Seebote carrying the name Maus
Der Sonntagsbote Und Der Seebote 1919-06-29
Newspaper page from Albuquerque Morning Journal carrying the name Maus
Albuquerque Morning Journal 1909-03-21

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 825,767 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Maus,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Isaak Maus
    Isaak Maus 1748–1833 · mayor
  • Wilhelm Maus 1777–1849 · mayor
  • Konrad Maus 1791–1843 · mayor
  • Henri Maus 1808–1893 · engineer
  • Peter Maus 1812–1873 · writer
  • Joachim Paulin Pierre Maus 1817–1855

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

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