Explore the Family Name Polus

The meaning of Polus

1. Polish (Poluś): from a pet form of the personal name Pol. 2. French: from a Latinized form of Paul. 3. Assyrian/Chaldean: from a Syriac equivalent of the personal name Paul. Compare Polous. Some characteristic forenames: French Francois.

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How common is the last name Polus in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Polus has seen a surge in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname improved from 42,363 to 37,180, marking a 12.23% change. Additionally, the count of individuals with this surname also increased from 482 to 600 during the same period, indicating a growth rate of 24.48%. This growth is reflected in the proportion per 100k people, which edged up from 0.18 to 0.2.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,363	#37,180	12.23%
Count	482	600	24.48%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.2	11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Polus

The ethnic identity associated with the Polus surname has also changed slightly over the decade, as shown by the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, the majority of people with this surname identified as White (97.30%), but this percentage dropped slightly to 95.17% by 2010. Simultaneously, there was a notable increase in the number of individuals identifying as having two or more races from 1.87% in 2000 to 2.83% in 2010. This represents a substantial change of 51.34%. Furthermore, the census data reveals that a small proportion of people with the Polus surname began identifying as Hispanic in 2010, whereas there were none in 2000. However, there were no changes reported for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.3%	95.17%	-2.19%
Two or More Races	1.87%	2.83%	51.34%
Hispanic	0%	1%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%