# Paulin (surname)

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

A surname transferred from the given name.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,689 |
| US rank (2010) | 8,875 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 83,694 people |
| Change since 2000 | +9.7% (3,363 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Paullin |

## Etymology

From a Middle English form of the Latin saint's name Paulīnus.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Paulin 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) | 64% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 20% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 2.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Paulin in the United States.

## People named Paulin

- Scott Paulin, American actor

## Similar surnames

Paulino, Poulin, Pullin, Palen, Paolini, Paolino, Plain, Palma, Pulliam, Pullen, Phelan, Palomo.

## 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.