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    The surname Poulson

    A patronymic surname, carried by 3,437 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex P425

    Poulson: #9,466 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Poulson #9,466, 3,437 people Poulson: #9,466 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Poulson #9,466, 3,437 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Poulson is more common than 94.2% of them.

    Origin

    From Paul + -son.

    Poulson 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 3,437 people named Poulson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 89,830 Americans. That is up 5.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,269.

    #9,466
    rank among US surnames
    3,437
    people in 2010
    1.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.1%
    change since 2000 (was #9,171)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #9,458Borrelli3,44089,752
    #9,461Hoban3,43989,778
    #9,464Cavallo3,43889,804
    #9,466Poulson3,43789,830
    #9,471Spradley3,43489,908
    #9,473Scalf3,43389,935

    Who is named Poulson

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

    85% of people named Poulson identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Poulsons

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

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

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Poulson

    Poulson has the Soundex code P425, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P425.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Poulson come from?
    From Paul + -son.
    How common is the surname Poulson?
    3,437 people in the United States had the surname Poulson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 89,830 Americans. It ranked 9,466th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Poulson?
    In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Poulson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Poulson?
    Norris C. Poulson, American politician (1895-1982).
    Where is the surname Poulson most common?
    Wikidata records people named Poulson in the United States.
    What type of surname is Poulson?
    Poulson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Poulson getting more or less common?
    More common. 3,269 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,437 in 2010, up 5.1%.