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Early Origins of the Palau family

The surname Palau was first found in Andalucia, in southern Spain where they held a family seat.

Early History of the Palau family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Palau research. Another 87 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1271 and 1693 are included under the topic Early Palau History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Palau Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Paloma, Palloma, Palama, Palomares, Palomar, Palomer, Palomaro, Pallomar and many more.

Early Notables of the Palau family

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United States Palau migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Palau Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Jose Palau, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1809 1
  • T Palau, aged 31, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1850 1
Palau Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Conrado Palau, who immigrated to the United States, in 1909
  • Miguel Palau, aged 44, who landed in America from Barcelona, Spain, in 1913
  • Marie Palau, aged 31, who settled in America from Biarritz, France, in 1916
  • Susana Palau, aged 4, who settled in America from Bahia, Ecuador, in 1917
  • Francisco Palau, aged 2, who immigrated to the United States from Bahia, Ecuador, in 1917
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Palau (post 1700) +

  • Laia Palau Altés (b. 1979), Spanish professional basketball player
  • Luis Argentino Palau (1896-1971), Argentine chess master


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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