Palos
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Frequency: (291)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. Spanish: habitational name from Palos de la Frontera, the port in Huelva from which it is said Columbus’ ships set sail.
2. Hungarian (Pálos): from the personal name Pál, Hungarian form of Paul.
GIVEN NAMES: Spanish 43%. Jesus (6), Manuel (6), Juan (5), Humberto (4), Jose (3), Agustin (2), Carlos (2), Felipe (2), Francisco (2), Homero (2), Miguel Angel (2), Salvador (2).
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Oxford Dictionary of Family Names
Dictionary of American Family Names. Copyright © 2006 Patrick Hanks. All rights reserved.
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