Find out how popular the last name Paulin is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Paulin.

Paulin, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Paulin surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Paulin in America

Paulin is the 8875th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Paulin surname appeared 3,689 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Paulin.

We can also compare 2010 data for Paulin to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Paulin

The surname Paulin originated in France during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Latin name Paulinus, which itself comes from the Roman family name Paulus, meaning "small" or "humble". The earliest known spelling variations of the name include Paulyn, Paulyne, and Paulyn de Rohan.

One of the earliest recorded bearers of the Paulin surname was Paulin de Nole, a 5th-century Christian poet and bishop of Nola in Italy. In England, the name appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Paulinus, the name of a landholder in Somerset.

During the Middle Ages, the Paulin name was particularly prominent in the region of Brittany, France. Paulin de Rohan (1415-1491) was a notable member of the powerful Rohan family and served as the Bishop of Léon in Brittany.

In the 16th century, Jean Paulin (1510-1591) was a French Protestant clergyman and writer who played a role in the French Wars of Religion. Another famous bearer of the name was Isaac Paulin (1630-1696), a French lawyer and writer who authored several legal treatises.

In the 18th century, Pierre Paulin (1719-1799) was a French architect and engineer who designed several notable buildings in Paris, including the Petit Trianon at Versailles.

Moving into the 19th century, Pierre-Joseph Paulin (1825-1891) was a French politician who served as a deputy in the National Assembly and was involved in the development of the French railway system.

Throughout its history, the Paulin surname has also been associated with various place names in France, such as Paulin in the Ardennes region and Pauliny in the Côte-d'Or region.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Paulin

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Paulin.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Paulin was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Paulin has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Paulin was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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