Surname Checker / Paul
How Common Is the Last Name Paul?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Paul today
86,647
Ranked #415 of 162,254 published surnames · 26.53 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 78,256 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
66.99%
Black
20.13%
Asian / Pacific Islander
6.25%
Hispanic
2.67%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.