In Croatia, Halauš families are Croats (from Grubisno Polje area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Grubisno Polje area and in Bjelovar.
Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Halauš live in Croatia today, in 16 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent. They are located in threee Croatian counties, four cities and 6 other places, mostly in Veliki Grdjevac in Grubisno Polje area (10), Tenja (<5), Daruvar (<5), Bjelovar (<5), and in Lasovac in Bjelovar area (<5).
Outside Croatia
At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States. Family name Halauš is present in two countries on two continents. The family name "Halaus " is used by few people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1929 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.