Paul Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Paul Name Meaning: This is from the personal name 'Paul',popular due to 'Christendom'. The 'Latin' form is Paulus 'small'.

The name was adopted by the 'pharisee' (an ancient jewish sect) when they changed to 'Christianity'.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Paul Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Paul family

Profession Census Frequency
Living On Own Means 105
General Labourer 69
Scholar 56
Farmer 43
Dress Maker 41
General Servant Domestic 40
Cook Domestic 33
Domestic Servant 29
Carpenter 23
Agricultural Labourer 21
Laundress Wash 21
Tailoress 19
Servant Domestic 18
Tailor 18
At School 17
House Maid Domestic 17
Housemaid Domestic 17
Coal Miner Hewer 17
Dressmaker 16
Draper Assistant 15
School 15
Gardener Domestic 15
House Decorator 14
Cotton Weaver 14
House Keeper Domestic 13

Paul Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Poole 40% 103,313
2 Paul 100% 40,297
3 Peel 50% 35,871
4 Pool 50% 26,366
5 Pile 25% 10,366
6 Pole 25% 8,473
7 Paull 80% 7,908
8 Peal 50% 3,701
9 Peile 40% 993
10 Peele 40% 786
11 Poile 40% 736
12 Pale 50% 660
13 Peale 40% 525
14 Poul 75% 464
15 Peil 50% 461
16 Paule 80% 227
17 Poel 50% 195
18 Pul 75% 180
19 Poale 40% 151
20 Pooll 40% 143
21 Pauli 80% 130
22 Pule 50% 109
23 Pail 75% 108
24 Poule 60% 107
25 Poil 50% 102

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The surname Paul is the 2nd most popular variant of Poole.

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