The Palus surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 265 people carried this name — #73,215 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,111,100 people counted. That is down 1% from 268 in 2000.
In Poland’s population register
1,146 people named Palus have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 1,273 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 15 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 151 people named Palus.
10 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 24 départements, most often Dordogne.
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 Palus,
with a public archive behind them.
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Mieczysław Palus 1921–1986 · ice hockey player
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Janusz Palus 1950– · military officer
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Jean-François Palus 1961– · businessperson
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Martin Palus 1987– · clinical biologist
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Palus.
- 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
- Paly 112 · U.S. census
- Palys 312 · U.S. census
- Pam 806 · U.S. census
- Pamphile 533 · U.S. census
- Pan 12,664 · U.S. census
- Panas 634 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Palus 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.