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'.
Discover how your Paul ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 11 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 |
| Berkshire | 42 |
| Cambridgeshire | 22 |
| Channel Islands | 49 |
| Cheshire | 65 |
| Cornwall | 350 |
| Cumberland | 3 |
| Derbyshire | 16 |
| Devon | 282 |
| Dorset | 181 |
| Durham | 241 |
| Essex | 249 |
| Gloucestershire | 298 |
| Hampshire | 359 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 85 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 4 |
| Isle of Man | 7 |
| Kent | 121 |
| Lancashire | 481 |
| Leicestershire | 83 |
| Lincolnshire | 173 |
| London | 1,294 |
| Middlesex | 339 |
| Northumberland | 130 |
| Norfolk | 214 |
| Northamptonshire | 51 |
| Nottinghamshire | 15 |
| Oxfordshire | 6 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 4 |
| Shropshire | 21 |
| Suffolk | 53 |
| Somerset | 282 |
| Surrey | 166 |
| Sussex | 155 |
| Staffordshire | 47 |
| Warwickshire | 166 |
| Westmorland | 4 |
| Wiltshire | 57 |
| Worcestershire | 27 |
| Yorkshire | 392 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 11 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 5 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 207 |
| Merionethshire | 10 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 102 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 602 |
| Private Means | 75 |
| Labourer | 53 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 40 |
| None | 38 |
| Farmer | 37 |
| Farm Labourer | 37 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 33 |
| Clerk | 31 |
| Dressmaker | 31 |
| General Labourer | 31 |
| Laundress | 26 |
| At School | 25 |
| Domestic Servant | 24 |
| Assisting In Business | 22 |
| Shop Assistant | 21 |
| Carpenter | 19 |
| General Servant Domestic | 17 |
| House Painter | 17 |
| Housekeeper | 17 |
| At Home | 16 |
| Baker | 16 |
| Bricklayer | 16 |
| House Decorator | 15 |
| Tailoress | 15 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Paul | 2,683 |
| Mary Paul | 2,576 |
| John Paul | 2,169 |
| Elizabeth Paul | 1,696 |
| George Paul | 1,354 |
| Thomas Paul | 1,204 |
| James Paul | 1,201 |
| Sarah Paul | 1,187 |
| Charles Paul | 923 |
| Henry Paul | 851 |
| Jane Paul | 828 |
| Ann Paul | 772 |
| Eliza Paul | 636 |
| Joseph Paul | 628 |
| Ellen Paul | 558 |
| Edward Paul | 547 |
| Emma Paul | 510 |
| Annie Paul | 500 |
| Frederick Paul | 492 |
| Emily Paul | 491 |
| Robert Paul | 489 |
| Alice Paul | 465 |
| Margaret Paul | 424 |
| Arthur Paul | 408 |
| Alfred Paul | 361 |
| 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 |
The surname Paul is the 2nd most popular variant of Poole.