The Poulos surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,722 people carried this name — #7,093 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 62,500 people counted. That is down 2% from 4,796 in 2000.

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In print

Poulos in American newspapers,
1910–1920.

Newspaper page from Casper Daily Tribune carrying the name Poulos
Casper Daily Tribune 1920-04-14
Newspaper page from Casper Daily Tribune carrying the name Poulos
Casper Daily Tribune 1919-11-15
Newspaper page from The Salt Lake Herald-republican carrying the name Poulos
The Salt Lake Herald-republican 1910-08-24

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 3,317 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Poulos in Australian newspapers,
1920s–1990s.

1,141 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Poulos. The most, 289, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 2.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 855
Queensland 170
ACT (Canberra) 73
Victoria 19
Western Australia 12
South Australia 8

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Poulos.

Who carried it

People named Poulos,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John Poulos
    John Poulos 1947–1980 · musician
  • Kallinikos (Poulos) 1919–1984 · metropolitan
  • Ernie T. Poulos 1926–1997 · horse trainer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Poulos,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States783 records

783 records of the Poulos name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 407
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 210
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 67
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 60
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 38
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record John T. Poulos

    Born 1917 in Michigan. Enlisted 1943 at Kalamazoo; driver from Chippewa County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Resthaven Cemetery, Iron River, Michigan.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Kostas Poulos

    Arrived at New York in 1905 aboard the Calabria from Naples and Palermo, aged 28; peasant. From Pireo, Cuneo, Italy.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record William G. Poulos

    U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Born 1932, died 1992; buried at Rock Island National Cemetery, Illinois.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 783 records for Poulos in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Canada23 records

23 records of the Poulos name in Canada
  • Halifax municipal cemeteries 11
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 8
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 3
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Helen Poulos

    Buried in 1952 at Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, aged 49.

    Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record William E. Poulos

    Died 1952 in Porters Lake, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Paul Poulos

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 23 records for Poulos in Canada.

Counts: Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia6 records

6 records of the Poulos name in Australia
  • Canberra cemetery and marriage records 5
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Paul Poulos

    Cafe prop of Malkallo, Victoria; died 1965.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Hilda Jean Poulos

    Died 1983; buried at Gungahlin Cemetery, Canberra, ACT.

    ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Dimitrios James Poulos

    Died 1979; buried at Gungahlin Cemetery, Canberra, ACT.

    ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Poulos in Australia.

Counts: ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

France3 records

3 records of the Poulos name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Suzanne Clementine Poulos

    Born 1917 in Tunisia; died 1998 in Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Parys Poulos

    Born 1920 in Greece; died 1996 in La Rochelle (Charente-Maritime).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Zacharie Clement Poulos

    Born 1919 in Tunisia; died 1999 in Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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