Paul (surname)

This surname has two distinct and separate origins:

From Europe: As a patronymic surname based on Christian religious naming traditions mainly related to Paul the Apostle.

From the Indian Subcontinent: Traditionally believed that 'Pal' originated from the Sanskrit pala meaning protector or keeper. Many families subsequently anglicized their surnames.

Paul is the surname of:

* Aaron Paul (born 1979), American actor
* Adrian Paul (born 1959), English actor
* Angad Paul (1970–2015), British-Indian businessman and film producer
* Aislinn Paul (born 1994), Canadian actress
* Alexandra Paul (born 1963), American actress
* Alexandra Paul (figure skater) (1991–2023), Canadian figure skater
* Alice Paul (1885–1977), American suffragist leader, feminist and women's rights activist
* Aloke Paul (born 1973), Indian scientist
* Amala Paul (born 1991), Indian film actress in Tamil and Malayalam cinema
* Andrus Paul (born 1975), Estonian luger
* Anindita Paul (born 1979), Indian singer
* Annamie Paul (born 1972), Canadian politician, activist and lawyer, sister of Ngozi Paul
* Art Paul (1925–2018), American graphic designer
* Aubrey Dean Paul (1869–1961) English baronet and Army captain
* Beena Paul (born 1961), Indian film editor in Malayalam
* Brandon Paul (born 1991), American basketball player
* Brian Dean Paul (1904–1972), English baronet
* Brenda Dean Paul (1907–1959), English silent film actress, socialite
* Bruno Paul (1874–1968), German architect, interior designer, and furniture designer
* Butch Paul (1943–1966), Canadian ice hockey player
* Chris Paul (born 1985), American basketball player
* Chris Paul (American football) (born 1998), American football player
* Christi Paul, American news anchor for CNN Headline News
* Daniel Paul (1943–2023), French Politician
* Daniel N. Paul (1938–2023), Canadian Miꞌkmaq elder, author, columnist, and human rights activist
* David L. Paul (1939–2022), American banker and real estate developer
* Don Paul (defensive back) (1926–2001), American football player
* Don Paul (linebacker) (1925–2014), American football player
* Don Michael Paul (born 1963), American movie director
* Doreen Paul (born 1962), Dominican banker and politician
* Ellis Paul (born 1965), American singer-songwriter and folk musician
* Frank R. Paul (1884-1963) American-Austrian science fiction author, illustrated first The War of the Worlds publication
* Gregory S. Paul (born 1954), American paleontological researcher and writer
* George Paul (1746-1820), English baronet, prison reformer and philanthropist
* Hamilton Paul (1773–1854), Scottish Presbyterian minister and writer
* Harry Paul (1886–1948), Scottish footballer
* Helmut Paul (1921–1941), German Maschinengefreiter served on German battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk[1]
* Henri Paul, French deputy head of security at Hotel Ritz Paris and driver of the car in which he, Princess Diana, and Dodi Fayed were killed
* Herieth Paul, Tanzanian-Canadian fashion model
* Jacob Paul (born 1995), British hurdler
* Jai Paul, British recording artist
* Jake Paul (born 1997), American boxer
* Jay Paul, American billionaire Silicon Valley real estate investor
* James Balfour Paul (1846–1931), the Lord Lyon King of Arms, the officer responsible for heraldry in Scotland
* Jayson Paul (born 1984), birth name of JTG, American professional wrestler
* Jean Baptiste Paul (1896–1966), Canadian First Nations wrestler
* Jean Paul (cricketer) (born 1985), West Indian cricketer
* Jeff Paul (born 1978), Canadian ice hockey player
* John Paul (disambiguation), several people
* John Dean Paul, (1775-1852), English banker and landowner, Baronet
* Josefine Paul (born 1982), German politician
* Joseph Paul (1804–1887), English landscape painter, Norwich
* Josh Paul (born 1975), American baseball player and coach
* Joyce Paul (1937–2016), American country music singer
* Keitumetse Paul (1973–2021), Botswanan footballer
* Leah Paul (born 1999), Irish cricketer
* Lee Paul (1939–2019), American film and television actor
* Les Paul (1915–2009), American guitarist
* Lewis Paul (died 1759), English Huguenot, inventor of roller spinning,
* Logan Paul (born 1995), American actor and Internet personality
* Lynsey de Paul, (1948–2014), English singer-songwriter
* Manish Paul (born 1981), Indian actor, comedian, anchor, TV show host
* Markus Paul (1966–2020), American football coach and player
* Martin Paul (1918–1941), German Steuermannsmaat aboard German Battleship Bismarck in World War II when it was sunk[2]
* Matthias Paul (actor) (born 1964), German actor
* Matthias Paul (DJ) (born 1971), German DJ, producer and musician known as Paul van Dyk
* Maanu Paul (1938–2022), New Zealand Māori leader
* Mihai Paul (born 1982), Romanian basketball player
* Mike Paul (born 1945), American baseball player
* Ngozi Paul, Canadian screen actress, writer, director and producer; younger sister of Annamie Paul
* Nick Paul (born 1995), Canadian ice hockey player
* Nigel Paul (1933–2022), English cricketer
* Pamela Paul (born 1971), American journalist and author
* Patrick Paul (born 2001), American football player
* Peter Paul (disambiguation), several people
* Rand Paul (born 1963), American ophthalmologist and politician
* Richard Paul (actor) (1940–1998), American actor
* Reagan Paul, American politician
* Ron Paul (born 1935), American physician and US Representative; father of Rand
* Rusty Paul (born 1952), American politician and the 2nd Mayor of Sandy Springs, Georgia
* Saju Paul (born 1966), Indian politician
* Shermar Paul (born 1997), Canadian rapper, songwriter and record producer known professionally as Night Lovell
* Satya Paul (fl. 1985–?), Indian fashion designer
* Sean Paul (born 1973), Jamaican deejay, singer, and rapper
* Sohini Paul (born 1986), Bengali actress, daughter of Tapas Paul
* Swraj Paul, Baron Paul, (born 1931) British-Indian Business Magnate
* Tamatha Paul (born 1997), Mayor of Wellington, New Zealand
* Tapas Paul (1958–2020), Indian Bengali actor and politician
* Thomas Paul (disambiguation) several people
* Tom Paul (politician) (1874–1964), New Zealand compositor, trade unionist, politician, editor, journalist and censor
* Tom Paul (footballer) (1933–2015), English footballer
* Tommy Paul (boxer) (1909–1991), American boxer
* Tommy Paul (tennis) (born 1997), American tennis player
* Vincent de Paul (1581–1660), French Catholic priest and saint
* William Paul (minister) (1754–1802), Chaplain in Ordinary to King George III
* Willie Paul (footballer) (1866–1911), Scottish footballer
* Xavier Paul (born 1985), American baseball player

## See also

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* Paul (given name)
* Paul (disambiguation)
* Paul baronets
* Paulville, a town in Texas USA
* Boulton Paul Aircraft
* McPhail, a surname
* MacPhail, a surname
* Clan MacPhail, the Sons of Paul, a Scottish Highland Clan
* Jay Paul Company, real estate development company based in Northern California
* Paul the Apostle
* Pal (surname), a common surname in India and Bangladesh

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Surnames associated with the given name Paul

Baltic|

* Paulauskas
* Pavilionis
* Pavilonis
* Povilaitis
* Povilionis
* Poviliūnas
* Povilonis

Germanic|

* de Paul
* Påhlson
* Påhlsson
* Pålson/Palson
* Pálsson
* Pålsson
* Pagel
* Pagels
* Paul
* Pauli
* Paulson
* Paulsson
* Paulsen
* Paulssen
* Paulus
* Pauly
* Pauwels
* Pawelka
* Polson
* Poulson
* Poulsen
* Povlsen

Scottish Gaelic|

* Paul
* Polson
* McPhail
* Clan MacPhail
* a sept of Clan Cameron
* a sept of Clan Mackay

Hellenic|

* Pavlidis/Pavlides
* Pavlopoulos
* Pavlou

Romance|

* DePaolo
* De Paula
* Pablo
* Pallotti
* Paoletti
* Paoli
* Paolini
* Paolo
* Paoloni
* Paolucci
* Paula
* Paulescu
* Paulin
* Paulo

Slavic|

* Pavel
* Pavelić
* Pavelka
* Pavić
* Pavićević
* Pavkov
* Pavković
* Pavlásek
* Pavlenko
* Pavletić
* Pavlic/Pavlić/Pavlič
* Pavlíček
* Pavličić
* Pavlich
* Pavlics (Hungarianized)
* Pavlík
* Pavlichenko
* Pavliuchenko/Pavlyuchenko
* Pavliuchenkov/Pavlyuchenkov
* Pavliuk/Pavlyuk/Pavluk
* Pavlov
* Pavlović/Pavlovič
* Pavlovich
* Pavlovsky/Pavlovskiy
* Pavlukhin
* Pavlychko
* Pawelczyk
* Pawelek
* Pawlak
* Pawlas
* Pawlik
* Pawlicki
* Pawlikowski
* Pawłowski

Indian|

* Pal, anglicized to Paul

Other|

* Boghossian
* Boulos
* Pálffy
* Paliashvili
* Poghossian

Surname list

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## References

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1. ^ "Bismarck-Class".
2. ^ "Bismarck-Class".

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