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    The surname Paulino

    A surname, carried by 11,500 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex P450

    Paulino: #3,142 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Paulino #3,142, 11,500 people Paulino: #3,142 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Paulino #3,142, 11,500 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Paulino is more common than 98.1% of them.

    Origin

    From Spanish or Portuguese, a given name as surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 11,500 people named Paulino in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 26,847 Americans. That is up 47% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,840.

    #3,142
    rank among US surnames
    11,500
    people in 2010
    3.9
    per 100,000 Americans
    +46.7%
    change since 2000 (was #4,192)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,133Krieger11,52126,799
    #3,135Troutman11,51926,803
    #3,136Tello11,51226,819
    #3,137Nielson11,51126,822
    #3,138Cary11,50626,833
    #3,140Ruelas11,50526,836
    #3,141Grigsby11,50126,845

    Who is named Paulino

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

    79% of people named Paulino identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 10% as white (not Hispanic) and 7.8% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 79%
    • White (not Hispanic) 10%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 7.8%
    • Two or more races 1.4%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Paulinos

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Pablo de Barros Paulino
      Brazilian footballer, born 1988

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Paulino

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

    Questions

    Where does the surname Paulino come from?
    From Spanish or Portuguese, a given name as surname.
    How common is the surname Paulino?
    11,500 people in the United States had the surname Paulino in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 26,847 Americans. It ranked 3,142nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Paulino?
    In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Paulino identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 10% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Paulino?
    Pablo de Barros Paulino, Brazilian footballer.
    Where is the surname Paulino most common?
    Wikidata records people named Paulino in Brazil.
    Is the surname Paulino getting more or less common?
    More common. 7,840 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,500 in 2010, up 47%.