# Poulson (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/poulson/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,437 |
| US rank (2010) | 9,466 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 89,830 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.1% (3,269 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Paul + -son.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Poulson in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 85% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 9.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Poulson in the United States.

## People named Poulson

- Norris C. Poulson, American politician (1895-1982)

## Similar surnames

Paulson, Paulsen, Polson, Poulsen, Plascencia, Pleasant, Pilkington, Placencia, Plasencia, Peloquin, Plaisance, Polzin.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.