How common is the surname Paulo?

1,388 people in the United States had the surname Paulo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 222,439 Americans. It ranked 19,469th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Paulo?

In the 2010 Census, 54% of people named Paulo identified as white (not Hispanic), and 25% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Paulo?

Marcos Paulo, Brazilian association football player, followed by Igor Julio dos Santos de Paulo.

Where is the surname Paulo most common?

Wikidata records people named Paulo in Brazil and Angola.

Is the surname Paulo getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,397 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,388 in 2010, down 0.6%.

Is Paulo also a first name?

Yes. Paulo 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 Paulo

A surname, carried by 1,388 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P400 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). Paulo is more common than 88% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,388 people named Paulo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 222,439 Americans. That is down 0.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,397.

#19,469

rank among US surnames

1,388

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-0.6%

change since 2000 (was #18,312)

Who is named Paulo

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

54% of people named Paulo identified as white (not Hispanic), 25% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 7.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 54%
Asian and Pacific Islander 25%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 7.8%
Two or more races 7.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Paulos

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Marcos Paulo
Brazilian association football player, born 1977
Igor Julio dos Santos de Paulo
Brazilian association football player, born 1998
Leonel Paulo
Angolan basketball player (born 1986)

Notable Paulos come mostly from Brazil (2) and Angola (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Paulo

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

Questions

How common is the surname Paulo?: 1,388 people in the United States had the surname Paulo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 222,439 Americans. It ranked 19,469th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Paulo?: In the 2010 Census, 54% of people named Paulo identified as white (not Hispanic), and 25% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Paulo?: Marcos Paulo, Brazilian association football player, followed by Igor Julio dos Santos de Paulo.
Where is the surname Paulo most common?: Wikidata records people named Paulo in Brazil and Angola.
Is the surname Paulo getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,397 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,388 in 2010, down 0.6%.
Is Paulo also a first name?: Yes. Paulo 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.