How common is the surname Paulin?

3,689 people in the United States had the surname Paulin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 83,694 Americans. It ranked 8,875th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Paulin?

In the 2010 Census, 64% of people named Paulin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Where is the surname Paulin most common?

Wikidata records people named Paulin in the United States.

Is the surname Paulin getting more or less common?

More common. 3,363 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,689 in 2010, up 9.7%.

Is Paulin also a first name?

Yes. Paulin 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 Paulin

An English patronymic surname, carried by 3,689 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P450 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). Paulin is more common than 94.5% of them.

Origin

English origin

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

Paulin is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,689 people named Paulin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 83,694 Americans. That is up 9.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,363.

#8,875

rank among US surnames

3,689

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+9.7%

change since 2000 (was #8,938)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,870	Cirillo	3,692	83,626
#8,872	Phares	3,691	83,648
#8,873	Gailey	3,690	83,671
#8,875	Laflamme	3,689	83,694
#8,878	Stanger	3,688	83,716
#8,882	Geddes	3,687	83,739

Who is named Paulin

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

64% of people named Paulin identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 64%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 20%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.7%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Paulins

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Scott Paulin
American actor, born 1950

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Paullin

Surnames that sound like Paulin

Paulin has the Soundex code P450, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P450.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Paulin come from?: From a Middle English form of the Latin saint's name Paulīnus.
How common is the surname Paulin?: 3,689 people in the United States had the surname Paulin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 83,694 Americans. It ranked 8,875th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Paulin?: In the 2010 Census, 64% of people named Paulin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Paulin?: Scott Paulin, American actor.
Where is the surname Paulin most common?: Wikidata records people named Paulin in the United States.
What type of surname is Paulin?: Paulin is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Paulin getting more or less common?: More common. 3,363 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,689 in 2010, up 9.7%.
What are other spellings of Paulin?: Paullin.
Is Paulin also a first name?: Yes. Paulin 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.