The Rabus surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 111 people carried this name — #148,347 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted. That is down 1% from 112 in 2000.
In Poland’s population register
184 people named Rabus have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 233 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 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 58 people named Rabus.
5 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often Jura.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
25 people named Rabus live in Switzerland.
They live in 3 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
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.
Who carried it
People named Rabus,
with a public archive behind them.
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Pieter Rabus 1660–1702 · writer -
Karl Rabus 1800–1857 · painter -
Jakob Rabus 1522–1581 · pastor
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Ludwig Rabus 1523–1592 · hagiographer
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Carl Rabus 1898–1983 · illustrator
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Karl Rabus 1910–1992 · business executive
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Rabus.
- Rabie 410 · U.S. census
- Rabin 2,159 · U.S. census
- Rabine 379 · U.S. census
- Rabinovitch 176 · U.S. census
- Raboin 633 · U.S. census
- Rabot 100 · U.S. census
- Raby 4,559 · U.S. census
- Racca 1,110 · U.S. census
- Race 5,108 · U.S. census
- Rach 687 · U.S. census
- Rachel 2,398 · U.S. census
- Racher 139 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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