The Poss surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,209 people carried this name — #10,036 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 91,700 people counted. That is down 15% from 3,785 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 51 people named Poss.
8 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Moselle.
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.
In Poland’s population register
24 people named Poss have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 33 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 2 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
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.
Who carried it
People named Poss,
with a public archive behind them.
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Reinhold Poss 1897–1933 · fighter pilot -
Alessandro Poss 1876–1957 · politician
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Alessandro Poss 1876–1957 · politician
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Paul Poss 1890–1976 · jurist
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Josef Poss 1890–1957 · civil servant
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Alf Poss 1936–2003 · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Poss.
- Portmann 341 · U.S. census
- Porto 3,526 · U.S. census
- Portugal 2,263 · U.S. census
- Porzio 660 · U.S. census
- Pose 275 · U.S. census
- Poser 448 · U.S. census
- Posson 203 · U.S. census
- Post 23,458 · U.S. census
- Postal 440 · U.S. census
- Poste 180 · U.S. census
- Postel 1,072 · U.S. census
- Postigo 224 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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