How Many People Have the Last Name Paul?
people had the surname Paul in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 3,769 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+6,008 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Paul (67%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 20.1%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Paul ranks #301. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 73.8% to 67%, and the non-Hispanic Black share rose from 16.2% to 20.1%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Paul grew from 72,248 people in 2000 to 78,256 in 2010 (up 8.3%), and its rank fell from #401 to #415. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 26.78 to 26.53 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 72,248 | 78,256 |
| Rank | #401 | #415 |
| Per 100,000 people | 26.78 | 26.53 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Paul
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Paul: P400
👤 Paul as a First Name
Paul is a first name too: about 812,023 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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