How common is the surname Paull?

2,300 people in the United States had the surname Paull in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 134,237 Americans. It ranked 13,264th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Paull?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Paull identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Paull?

Morgan Paull, American actor (1944-2012).

Where is the surname Paull most common?

Wikidata records people named Paull in the United States.

Is the surname Paull getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,415 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,300 in 2010, down 4.8%.

Is Paull also a first name?

Yes. Paull 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 Paull

A patronymic surname, carried by 2,300 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex P400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Paull is more common than 91.8% of them.

Origin

From the given name Paul.

Paull 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 2,300 people named Paull in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 134,237 Americans. That is down 4.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,415.

#13,264

rank among US surnames

2,300

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

-4.8%

change since 2000 (was #11,869)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,255	Blackledge	2,303	134,062
#13,259	Hershman	2,302	134,121
#13,263	Franko	2,301	134,179
#13,264	Paull	2,300	134,237
#13,267	Norby	2,299	134,296
#13,271	Rodden	2,298	134,354

Who is named Paull

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

93% of people named Paull identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Paulls

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Morgan Paull
American actor (1944-2012)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Paull

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

Questions

Where does the surname Paull come from?: From the given name Paul.
How common is the surname Paull?: 2,300 people in the United States had the surname Paull in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 134,237 Americans. It ranked 13,264th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Paull?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Paull identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Paull?: Morgan Paull, American actor (1944-2012).
Where is the surname Paull most common?: Wikidata records people named Paull in the United States.
What type of surname is Paull?: Paull is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Paull getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,415 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,300 in 2010, down 4.8%.
Is Paull also a first name?: Yes. Paull 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.