| ![Show Contents]() Palau History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of PalauWhat does the name Palau mean? The Spanish name is derived from the Spanish term palomares which literally means dovecoates, a free-standing structure intended to house pigeons or doves. Both birds were an important food source historically in the Middle East and Europe. The following villages are found in Spain: Palomares, Almería; Palomares del Río, Seville; Palomares del Campo, Cuenca; and Palomares de Béjar, Salamanca. Early Origins of the Palau familyThe surname Palau was first found in Andalucia, in southern Spain where they held a family seat. Early History of the Palau familyThis 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 VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Paloma, Palloma, Palama, Palomares, Palomar, Palomer, Palomaro, Pallomar and many more. Early Notables of the Palau familyMore information is included under the topic Early Palau Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| 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
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| Contemporary Notables of the name Palau (post 1700) | + |
- Laia Palau Altés (b. 1979), Spanish professional basketball player
- Pierre Palau (1883-1966), often known simply as Palau, a French actor
- Luis Argentino Palau (1896-1971), Argentine chess master
- Pere Palau Torres (1946-2025), Spanish politician, served in the Parliament of the Balearic Islands (1987-2015)
- 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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