# Paluch (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/paluch/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,409 |
| US rank (2010) | 19,242 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 219,124 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.1% (1,367 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Palluch, Palukh, Palyukh |

## Etymology

From Polish Paluch, Slovak Palúch, Slovak Paľuch, Slovak Paľúch, or Ukrainian Палюх (Paljux).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Paluch in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 97% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |

## Similar surnames

Pilch, Plauche, Palacio, Paolucci, Pals, Polk, Pollock, Pollack, Pyles, Place, Plaza, Pelaez.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.