How common is the surname Paulus?

5,171 people in the United States had the surname Paulus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,707 Americans. It ranked 6,551st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Paulus?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Paulus identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Paulus?

Barbara Paulus, Austrian tennis player, followed by Norma Paulus.

Where is the surname Paulus most common?

Wikidata records people named Paulus in Austria and the United States.

Is the surname Paulus getting more or less common?

More common. 4,967 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,171 in 2010, up 4.1%.

Is Paulus also a first name?

Yes. Paulus 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 Paulus

A surname, carried by 5,171 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P420 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). Paulus is more common than 96% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,171 people named Paulus in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 59,707 Americans. That is up 4.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,967.

#6,551

rank among US surnames

5,171

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+4.1%

change since 2000 (was #6,317)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,542	Leffler	5,176	59,649
#6,546	Berglund	5,173	59,684
#6,548	Cannady	5,172	59,696
#6,551	Peppers	5,171	59,707
#6,555	Mak	5,170	59,719
#6,557	Scholz	5,169	59,730
#6,558	Cespedes	5,168	59,742

Who is named Paulus

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

92% of people named Paulus identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.4%
Two or more races 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Pauluss

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Barbara Paulus
Austrian tennis player, born 1970
Norma Paulus
American politician, 1933–2019

Notable Pauluss come mostly from Austria (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Paulus

Paulus 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 Paulus?: 5,171 people in the United States had the surname Paulus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,707 Americans. It ranked 6,551st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Paulus?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Paulus identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Paulus?: Barbara Paulus, Austrian tennis player, followed by Norma Paulus.
Where is the surname Paulus most common?: Wikidata records people named Paulus in Austria and the United States.
Is the surname Paulus getting more or less common?: More common. 4,967 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,171 in 2010, up 4.1%.
Is Paulus also a first name?: Yes. Paulus 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.