Palys
surname · Latin script
Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
Palys is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States. Recorded meaning: Plg. dar Pala, Palis ir Polas, Polis, Polys, Polius (žr.). Šių pvd. kilmė ne visai aiški. Greičiausiai tai kokio nors krikšto vardo trumpoji lytis. Plg., pvz., rus. П аля: Павел (H.
- USUnited States
- PLPoland
- GBUnited Kingdom
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
Plg. dar Pala, Palis ir Polas, Polis, Polys, Polius (žr.). Šių pvd. kilmė ne visai aiški. Greičiausiai tai kokio nors krikšto vardo trumpoji lytis. Plg., pvz., rus. П аля: Павел (H. Петровский, 1966, c. 172), brus. Паля, П але:Павел (M. Бирыла, 1982, c. 99), bnlg. Пала, Пало, Палко : Павел (С. Ильчев, 1969, c. 372, 374, 375) ir vok. Pahl, Pahle, Paal, Pohl, Pohle : Paulus (M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 460). Dar plg. liet. Palys : Apolinaras (Z. Zinkevičius, 1977, p. 68, 70, 81), Polis : Apolinaras (K. Kuzavinis, B. Savukynas, 1971, p. 127), brus. Пол, Палей : Полиен (M. Бирыла, 1966, c. 137), Полюсь : Inaліт (M. Бирыла, 1982, c. 76, 239), rus. Поля : Аполлинарий (H. Петровский, 1966, c. 54), Поля : Аполлон (ten pat), Поля : Ипполит (ten pat, 123) ir kt. Bet gali būti ir kitokios kilmės (plačiau žr. A. Vanagas, 1980, p. 72-73).
Sources 1
- Lietuvių pavardžių žodynas (Dictionary of Lithuanian Surnames)
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
No national register we accept counts this name’s bearers, so the page lists where it is found and publishes no figure.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Stan Palysb. 1930USAmerican baseball player (1930-2021)
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 16 sources across 8 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 312 | #63,873 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 295 | #71,297 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 295 | #63,297 |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1931 | 24 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1961 | 20 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1951 | 16 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1991 | 13 | — |
| GB United Kingdom | Surnames of England and Wales (taliesin-arlein.net, Sept 2002 electoral register) | 2002 | 12 | #127,230 |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1921 | 12 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1981 | 10 | — |
| CZ Czechia | MVČR — living population register 2017 | — | 7 | #101,531 |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1941 | 7 | — |
Reference works 4
- Lietuvių kalbos institutas — Lietuvių pavardžių žodynas (Lithuanian surname dictionary)
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
- Rymut, Słownik nazwisk współcześnie w Polsce używanych (10 vols, IJP PAN, Kraków 1992–1994) — every Polish surname in the PESEL register at the end of 1990, with bearer counts nationally and per voivodeship1990
- jeantosti.com — Dictionnaire des noms de famille de France et d'ailleurs (Jean Tosti)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Palys mean?
- Recorded meaning: Plg. dar Pala, Palis ir Polas, Polis, Polys, Polius (žr.). Šių pvd. kilmė ne visai aiški. Greičiausiai tai kokio nors krikšto vardo trumpoji lytis. Plg., pvz., rus. П аля: Павел (H.
- In which country does Palys have the most bearers?
- Palys is most frequently recorded in the United States.
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About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
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Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Palys”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.