How Common Is the Last Name Paulson?

Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Paulson today

21,404

Ranked #1,857 of 162,254 published surnames · 6.55 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 19,331 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.

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Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census

White

94.3%

Black

0.59%

Asian / Pacific Islander

1.08%

Hispanic

2.15%

Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.