How common is the surname Paula?

1,538 people in the United States had the surname Paula in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 200,745 Americans. It ranked 18,106th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Paula getting more or less common?

More common. 1,504 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,538 in 2010, up 2.3%.

Is Paula also a first name?

Yes. Paula is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Paula

A surname, carried by 1,538 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P400 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Paula is more common than 88.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,538 people named Paula in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 200,745 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,504.

#18,106

rank among US surnames

1,538

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+2.3%

change since 2000 (was #17,323)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#18,098	Quayle	1,539	200,614
#18,106	Chumbley	1,538	200,745

Who is named Paula

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

60% of people named Paula identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 32% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.0% as Black (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 60%
White (not Hispanic) 32%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.9%
Two or more races 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Paula

Paula has the Soundex code P400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P400.

Questions

How common is the surname Paula?: 1,538 people in the United States had the surname Paula in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 200,745 Americans. It ranked 18,106th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Paula?: In the 2010 Census, 60% of people named Paula identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 32% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Paula getting more or less common?: More common. 1,504 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,538 in 2010, up 2.3%.
Is Paula also a first name?: Yes. Paula is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.