How common is the surname Pauls?

2,958 people in the United States had the surname Pauls in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 104,376 Americans. It ranked 10,782nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Pauls?

Alan Pauls, Argentine writer, literary critic and screenwriter, followed by Gastón Pauls.

Where is the surname Pauls most common?

Wikidata records people named Pauls in Argentina.

Is the surname Pauls getting more or less common?

More common. 2,587 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,958 in 2010, up 14%.

The surname Pauls

A surname, carried by 2,958 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex P420

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pauls is more common than 93.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,958 people named Pauls in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 104,376 Americans. That is up 14% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,587.

#10,782

rank among US surnames

2,958

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+14.3%

change since 2000 (was #11,232)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,777	Petrosky	2,960	104,306
#10,779	Collin	2,959	104,341
#10,782	Lama	2,958	104,376
#10,787	Sergent	2,957	104,412
#10,790	Beesley	2,956	104,447

Who is named Pauls

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

85% of people named Pauls identified as white (not Hispanic), 10% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 10%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Paulss

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Alan Pauls
Argentine writer, literary critic and screenwriter, born 1959
Gastón Pauls
Argentine actor, TV host and producer, born 1972

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Pauls

Pauls has the Soundex code P420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P420.

Questions

How common is the surname Pauls?: 2,958 people in the United States had the surname Pauls in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 104,376 Americans. It ranked 10,782nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pauls?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Pauls identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Pauls?: Alan Pauls, Argentine writer, literary critic and screenwriter, followed by Gastón Pauls.
Where is the surname Pauls most common?: Wikidata records people named Pauls in Argentina.
Is the surname Pauls getting more or less common?: More common. 2,587 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,958 in 2010, up 14%.