# Paula (surname)

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

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,538 |
| US rank (2010) | 18,106 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 200,745 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.3% (1,504 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Paula 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) | 32% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 4.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 2.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% |

## Similar surnames

Paul, Pauley, Pal, Pahl, Pauly, Paull, Pauli, Paulo, Palo, Palla, Pall, Pala.

## 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.