How common is the surname Pauling?

1,767 people in the United States had the surname Pauling in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 174,729 Americans. It ranked 16,313th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Pauling?

Linus Pauling, American scientist (1901–1994).

Where is the surname Pauling most common?

Wikidata records people named Pauling in the United States.

Is the surname Pauling getting more or less common?

More common. 1,643 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,767 in 2010, up 7.5%.

Is Pauling also a first name?

Yes. Pauling 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 Pauling

A patronymic surname, carried by 1,767 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P452

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pauling is more common than 89.9% of them.

Origin

Variant of Paulin; the surname of Linus Pauling derives from its German cognate.

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

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,767 people named Pauling in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 174,729 Americans. That is up 7.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,643.

#16,313

rank among US surnames

1,767

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+7.5%

change since 2000 (was #16,176)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,305	Renderos	1,768	174,630
#16,313	Pauling	1,767	174,729
#16,315	Dolph	1,766	174,828

Who is named Pauling

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

53% of people named Pauling identified as white (not Hispanic), 42% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 53%
Black (not Hispanic) 42%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 2.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Paulings

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Linus Pauling
American scientist (1901–1994)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Pauling

Pauling has the Soundex code P452, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P452.

Questions

Where does the surname Pauling come from?: Variant of Paulin; the surname of Linus Pauling derives from its German cognate.
How common is the surname Pauling?: 1,767 people in the United States had the surname Pauling in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 174,729 Americans. It ranked 16,313th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pauling?: In the 2010 Census, 53% of people named Pauling identified as white (not Hispanic), and 42% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Pauling?: Linus Pauling, American scientist (1901–1994).
Where is the surname Pauling most common?: Wikidata records people named Pauling in the United States.
What type of surname is Pauling?: Pauling is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Pauling getting more or less common?: More common. 1,643 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,767 in 2010, up 7.5%.
Is Pauling also a first name?: Yes. Pauling 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.